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50 years ago, the first radioactive beam at ISOLDE was produced
The first in our series to celebrate 50 years of physics at CERN’s oldest experiment, the ISOLDE facility
What is a target and how is it built? The second article in a series celebrating 50 years of physics at CERN’s longest running experimental facility
To celebrate 50 years of ISOLDE physics, the third article in our series looks at how people shape the facility and the importance of low-energy beams
In the fourth part of our series, celebrating 50 years of physics at ISOLDE, we look at the almost-complete HIE-ISOLDE upgrade
For the final part of our series celebrating 50 years of physics at ISOLDE, we see what impact research at ISOLDE can have on society
Join us on Facebook at 14:00 CEST from the ISOLDE control centre, for a chance to have your questions answered by our scientists
The third article in our series on superconductors takes us to the heart of the detectors and their extraordinary and powerful magnets
The use of superconducting material has enabled the development of more powerful accelerating cavities
Today marks the start of the EUCAS 2017 conference on superconductivity. We reflect on how high-energy physics developed this super-technology
After installing the third of four cryomodules, the HIE-ISOLDE facility began its 2017 physics run expecting great results
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