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08/01/07

The richness of particle physics

I've heard it said that culture is the opposite of nature. For me, that highlights the remarkable richness of particle physics.

07/01/07

Magnetic experiences

Before conversion to a superconducting magnet, the Fermi Chicago Cyclotron Magnet (symmetry, Dec 2006) was used in the Neutrino Area as an analyzing magnet for muons.

07/01/07

Plans for antimatter

Congratulations to 12-year-old Austin Ellsworth on his fun model of a linear accelerator (symmetry, Mar 2007).

Curiouser and curiouser: a riddle at the ALICE detector

12/09/25

In 2023, the ALICE experiment was ready for their best year yet, until a mysterious signal threatened everything. As the LHC wraps up its 2025 lead-ion run, physicists recall how they worked together to solve the puzzle.