Newswise Feature Channel: Particle Physics

SLAC Scientists Created the Most Powerful Ultrashort Electron Beam in the World

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:30:27 EST

Researchers carefully positioned lasers to compress billions of electrons together, creating a beam five times more powerful than ever before.

Germanium Detectors Help ORNL Physicists Unlock the Mysteries of the Universe

Oak Ridge National Laboratory — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:30:23 EST

Relying on leading-edge germanium detectors developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the scientific community pursues elusive nuclear processes to unlock persistent mysteries. Answers to questions they hope to resolve hold the potential to redefine the universe itself.

Automation of Nuclear Chemistry Processes Leads to More Efficient Production of Astatine for Cancer Therapy

Department of Energy, Office of Science — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:45:26 EST

Astatine-211 (At-211) is a promising alpha emitting radioisotope for cancer therapy, but its short 7.2-hour half-life means that it must be handled quickly to minimize losses due to radioactive decay. In this research, scientists designed and tested an automated device for producing At-211 that improves production time and efficiency. The device also minimizes the dose of radioactivity to production staff and reduces the time needed to prepare samples for shipment.

Jefferson Lab Dedicates Niobium-tin Particle Accelerator Prototype

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:00:00 EST

Jefferson Lab has dedicated the first particle accelerator cryomodule built with niobium-tin components. The quarter cryomodule is the first designed and tested for accelerating an electron beam to 10 MeV or greater energies and marks a major milestone toward the next era of SRF particle accelerators.

HKIAS Annual General Meeting 2024: Fostering Global Collaboration and Celebrating Excellence

Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 03:40:12 EST

The Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) hosted its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 19 November 2024, bringing together Senior Fellows from across the globe to discuss strategic advancements in research and international collaboration. Chaired by our HKIAS Chairman Professor Serge Haroche, the meeting focused on strengthening global partnerships between the City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) and the home institutions of our Senior Fellows, recruiting leading scholars to HKIAS, and preparing for the Institute's 10th-anniversary celebration in 2025, etc.

Taming Big Data and Particle Beams: How SLAC Researchers Are Pushing AI to the Edge

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:00:02 EST

Check out the first of a two-part series exploring how artificial intelligence helps researchers from around the world perform cutting-edge science with the lab's state-of-the-art facilities and instruments. In this part you'll learn how SLAC researchers collaborate to develop AI tools to make molecular movies, speeding up the discovery process in the era of big data.

24s: A Businesslike Name for a 'High-Performing Machine'

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:00:54 EST

The latest addition to the computational arsenal of Jefferson Lab is an extraordinary machine with the admittedly ordinary name of "24s." The 24s cluster at Jefferson Lab will work to unlock the mysteries of the nucleus of the atom. It was funded by the Nuclear and Particle Physics LQCD Computing Initiative of DOE's Office of Nuclear Physics.

SLAC Celebrates 50 Years of Nobel-Winning Discovery in Particle Physics

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:30:36 EST

In 1974, the independent discovery of the J/psi particle at SLAC and Brookhaven National Laboratory rocked the physics world, and entire textbooks had to be rewritten. Earlier this month, SLAC hosted a symposium to celebrate the milestone.

Imaging Nuclear Shapes by Smashing Them to Smithereens

Brookhaven National Laboratory — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:00:00 EST

Scientists have demonstrated a new way to use high-energy particle smashups at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) to reveal subtle details about the shapes of atomic nuclei. The method is complementary to lower energy techniques for determining nuclear structure. It will add depth to scientists' understanding of the nuclei that make up the bulk of visible matter.

43rd International Symposium on Physics in Collision

National Center For Scientific Research Demokritos — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 03:05:39 EST

The International Symposium on Physics in Collision, initiated in 1981, is a prominent conference series focused on particle physics. It features invited plenary talks, parallel sessions, and poster presentations, with a strong emphasis on recent experimental results and theoretical developments.

A Quantum Material Could Be the Future of High-Energy X-Ray Imaging and Particle Detection

Argonne National Laboratory — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:05:53 EST

New research conducted at Argonne National Laboratory shows that colloidal quantum shells could revolutionize the production of X-ray imaging scintillators.

Argonne Workshop Highlights Ongoing Experimental Efforts to Unlock the Secrets of the Elusive Neutrino Particle

Argonne National Laboratory — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:05:30 EST

Argonne recently hosted the 25th International Workshop on Neutrinos from Accelerators (NuFact). The workshop brought together leading experts in neutrino physics to share expertise, review progress of experiments and shape future research directions.

Copper, Silver and Pectin From Apples Will Protect Pipelines From Corrosion

Scientific Project Lomonosov — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:05:55 EST

Scientists at BFU named after Kant Immanuel have synthesized copper- and silver-based microparticles, stabilized with apple pectin. Experiments have shown that such particles effectively bind organic sulfur-containing compounds. Since substances containing sulphur atoms are present in the composition of oil and lead to metal corrosion, the development will help prevent pipelines and other equipment in contact with oil from premature destruction. The results are published in Journal of Ecological Engineering.

Digging into Neutrino Research

Department of Energy, Office of Science — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:05:32 EST

As a kid, you may have tried to dig a hole in your backyard to reach China. Obviously, that didn't happen. But digging out a lot of ground can be quite productive. Instead of reaching another country, the scientists, engineers, and construction workers on the LBNF-DUNE project dug up rock to enable groundbreaking science.

Energy Department Awards New Contract to Manage and Operate Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Department of Energy, Office of Science — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:05:08 EST

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a new contract to manage and operate Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) located in Batavia, IL. The award was the result of a DOE competition for the management and operating (M&O) contract for the laboratory. The successful offeror is Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC (FFDG).

Artificial Intelligence Helps Produce Clean Water

National Research Council of Science and Technology — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:00:29 EST

Dr. Son Moon's research team at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has developed a technology that uses data-driven artificial intelligence to accurately predict the concentration of ions in water during electrochemical water treatment processes.

New Physics Needed? Maybe

Southern Methodist University — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:05:57 EST

An unexpected finding about how our universe formed is again raising the question: do we need new physics? The answer could fundamentally change what physics students are taught in classes around the world.

Four Argonne Scientists Receive 2024 DOE Early Career Research Awards

Argonne National Laboratory — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:05:29 EST

As winners of the 2024 U.S. Department of Energy's Early Career Research Program, four scientists from Argonne National Laboratory are each receiving an award of $550,000 a year for five years to help them answer complex questions.

First Neutrinos Detected at Fermilab Short-Baseline Detector

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:00:00 EST

After years of preparation, the first neutrinos have been observed by the Short-Baseline Near Detector collaboration. The data SBND collects will expand our knowledge of how neutrinos interact with matter and will be used to search for evidence of new physics.

Scientists Turn On Powerful New Machine for Study of Fundamental Physics

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:00:00 EST

After nearly a decade of preparation, scientists - including researchers from Rutgers University - have turned on a new apparatus capable of detecting a host of mysterious tiny particles. Researchers working on the Short-Baseline Near Detector (SBND) at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Batavia, Ill., have started up the new machine and begun detecting the neutrinos produced by Fermilab's particle accelerator beams.