In Japan, autumn is regarded to be the best season to enjoy arts and entertainment. From late October to early November, various design and arts events are held in the Tokyo metropolitan area, attracting millions of visitors to exhibitions and art galleries. This year, the International Linear Collider will be the theme of one of […]
See you, summer students
Summer is drawing to a close, and with it ends another season that often turns lab life on its head and has changed many people’s lives: summer student season. As the students from around the world finish off their projects, present their work to their fellow students and stock up on lab t-shirts, some leave […]
Bump or no bump
That was a question at the 38th International Conference on High Energy Physics in Chicago
From 3rd August to 10th August the International Conference of High Energy Physics (ICHEP) took place at the Sheraton Hotel in the heart of the windy city. More than 1400 scientists, students and industrial representatives from all around the world were attending this major conference to present their research and discuss exciting results in High […]
Gotta catch them all – and fast
It’s not the catchiest of titles – “Energy and time management with high-granularity silicon devices”. But the subject matter is rather catchy, both literally and figuratively: it’s not only about catching particles; it also caught on from one project to another. A recent workshop on silicon detector technology held during the first AIDA-2020 meeting in Hamburg […]
Tunnel visions for civil engineers
A delegation from the Japan Society of Civil Engineers including its president took to Europe last month to have a look at civil engineering project for large science facilities. They visited CERN and DESY to look at past and current building projects, which they would use as a reference in case ILC is constructed in […]
International Linear Collider community meets at ECFA workshop LCWS16
The five days were filled with various presentations in small sessions and lively discussions during coffee breaks. Many plenary talks and dedicated sessions summarised and presented the current status of specific areas including detector and accelerator R&D. In the general plenary session overviews on the current status of CLIC, the ILC and on political developments […]
From metal sheet to particle accelerator (part 3 of 3)
Into the yellow pipes
For the operation of the European XFEL, 800 cavities will be installed in 100 accelerator modules. The cavity production has already been outlined in the two previous stories published in LC NewsLine (and first published in DESY inForm). For their assembly, there is a weekly transport of cavities to France. From there, they return to […]
From metal sheet to particle accelerator (part 2 of 3)
Into the cold: cavities for the European XFEL put to the test
Eight hundred superconducting cavities for the European XFEL have to be passed through the hands of experts. Their industrial production which was completed in September was covered in the previous issue. However, it is still a long way to go for DESY and its partners to a complete particle accelerator. In this issue, you can […]
Akira Yamamoto awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon
On 28 April, the Japanese government announced the winners of the “Medal with Purple Ribbon” for 2016, and Akira Yamamoto, Professor Emeritus of KEK and Regional Director for Asia of Linear Collider Collaboration, is one of them. He receives the Medal for his contribution to the advancement of superconducting technology. This medal is awarded to […]
KEK changes organisational structure towards realisation of the ILC
With the future in mind, Japan’s High Energy Accelerator Research Organisation, KEK has made a change to its organisational structure regarding the ILC project. By doing so, KEK is getting ready for the “green light” from Japanese government. “The main purpose of this change is to make the functions and roles clearer,” said Masanori Yamauchi, […]