In November 2017, the International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) issued a statement supporting the construction of the International Linear Collider (ILC) operating at 250 GeV. It is based on machine and physics reports from the linear collider community. Following Jim Brau’s view on the physics case in the last issue, here is my personal […]
A new generation of undulator magnets
Lately, scientific communities are in need of higher-energy light particles. To do this, scientists are extending the existing technology of undulator magnets, or undulators. The device uses magnets to wiggle a particle beam into giving up light, which can then be used for a whole host of scientific applications. “Undulators are specialised beasts,” said Elizabeth […]