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Machine learning and experiment

04/25/24

Sarah Charley

For more than 20 years in experimental particle physics and astrophysics, machine learning has been accelerating the pace of science, helping scientists tackle problems of greater and greater complexity.

Maxim Marchevsky (left) and Soren Prestemon discussing an experimental setup to test the sensitivity of a temperature monitoring system for a high temperature superconducting magnet.

03/11/24

Preventing magnet meltdowns before they can start

Berkeley Lab researchers are developing an approach to avoid sudden, potentially destructive energy releases in a new generation of superconducting magnets.

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03/05/24

Ears around the world are on The Coldest Case

Particle Mysteries, a podcast released by the Interactions Collaboration, illuminates the international search for dark matter through conversations with its inquirers.

02/27/24

From the LHC to the search for exoplanets

A scientist tried using machine-learning techniques from particle physics to analyze data from astronomy—and in the process discovered a new exoplanet.

Wan-Lin Hu is seen talking with talks with accelerator systems operator Kabir Lubana in the lab’s main Accelerator Control Room.

02/20/24

A day in the life of a human-in-the-loop engineer

Wan-Lin Hu’s job is to improve the way people and artificial intelligence collaborate to run SLAC’s complex machines.

02/13/24

LIGO comes to India

In India, scientists are building a new LIGO detector, enhancing the capabilities of the observatory that reported the first observation of gravitational waves.

02/06/24

From life experience to research experience

A former retail worker finds the confidence to pursue a career in STEM thanks to an internship program designed for students at small colleges.

Construction workers created two colossal caverns for the gigantic particle detector modules of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment

02/01/24

Excavation of colossal caverns for Fermilab’s DUNE experiment completed

The excavation of the caverns that will house the gigantic particle detectors of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment in Lead, South Dakota, is complete.

01/30/24

CMS scientists expand search for new particles at the Large Hadron Collider

CMS scientists are analyzing the first dataset gathered through a new tool designed to search for long-lived particles.

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