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AWAKE: Making waves in accelerator technology

The AWAKE experiment has reached an important milestone in the development of a technique that could revolutionise particle accelerator design

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Accelerators
14 December, 2016
Accelerators
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14 December, 2016

ATLAS releases first measurement of W mass using LHC data

ATLAS reports the first measurement of the W boson mass using LHC proton–proton collision data at 7 TeV

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Experiments
13 December, 2016
Experiments
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13 December, 2016

2016: an exceptional year for the LHC

Particles have circulated in the LHC one last time in 2016 before the winter stop of the accelerators for maintenance

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Accelerators
06 December, 2016
Accelerators
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06 December, 2016

What do data analysts do all day?

The third installment of the In Practice series examines what fuels experimental physicists to work together and analyse mountains of data

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Experiments
02 December, 2016
Experiments
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02 December, 2016

A new ring to slow down antimatter

The commissioning of ELENA, a new antiproton deceleration ring, has begun

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Physics
28 November, 2016
Physics
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28 November, 2016

Meet TIM, the LHC tunnel’s robot

The Train Inspection Monorail (TIM) is equipped with a camera and several measurement sensors to monitor the LHC tunnel in real-time

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Accelerators
25 November, 2016
Accelerators
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25 November, 2016

NA64 hunts the mysterious dark photon

NA64 is a new experiment at CERN searching for a particle called the dark photon, which might act as a bridge to the universe’s invisible, dark sector

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Experiments
25 November, 2016
Experiments
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25 November, 2016

What ingredients make the best physicists?

In part 2 of our In Practice series, CERN’s experimental physicists explain what personalities and qualities make the best physicists

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Experiments
23 November, 2016
Experiments
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23 November, 2016

India to become Associate Member State of CERN

Today, the representatives of CERN and of the Government of India signed an Agreement admitting India to CERN as an Associate Member. The Government of India still needs to notify CERN of its final approval for the Agreement to enter into force.

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At CERN
21 November, 2016
At CERN
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21 November, 2016

Smallest LHC experiment has cosmic outing

The LHCf experiment begins its annual run to study cosmic rays

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Experiments
17 November, 2016
Experiments
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17 November, 2016