Detector technology help in the most extensive study of the structure and behaviour of a volcano
Technology developed under the AIDA-2020 project is sure to make the most out of collisions at future colliders. But did you know it might also be able to save lives? One detector made of RPCs – resistive plate chambers – improved under AIDA-2020 is set to take up residence at the side of a volcano […]
Things that start out in fundamental research quite regularly find their way into fields other than high energy physics. Take the Compact Linear Collider study CLIC, for example. CLIC’s unique requirements have led to the development of a new high-gradient “X-band” acceleration technology that is attracting the interest of researchers working at light sources, in […]
On 27 May this year, Barack Obama visited the site of atomic bombing in Hiroshima – a first for a serving President of the United States. I was deeply moved by the picture where Obama embraced an aging hibakusha, an atomic bomb survivor. It was very significant that the visit was not about the war […]
In a large surface building around the corner from the LHC experiment LHCb at CERN, a group of around 100 researchers is hoping to detect dark matter particles by pointing a superconducting magnet at the sun. The CAST project’s magnet – a former test magnet from the LHC – is equipped with an X-ray telescope […]
The CLIC annual workshop, held at CERN from 26 to 30 January, did not only bring together nearly 300 accelerator and detectors experts to discuss the next stages of the project – it also featured a session on possible applications from CLIC technology, which drew experts from other fields such as light sources, medical research […]
The CLIC study could transfer its X-band expertise to light sources and medical applications
The planned CLIC accelerator would use a unique way of accelerating its electrons and their anti-particles, positrons: two accelerators would sit side by side, one, the main linear accelerator or “linac”, to get the beams of particles from source to collision, and the other, the “drive beam”, to pass as much power as possible on […]
The yearly CLIC collaboration meeting took place at CERN on 3-7 February 2014. A record participation of more than 300 scientists/students from the more than 70 collaborating institutes set the scene for a very busy and lively week. After completing the Conceptual Design Report (CDR) in 2012, and the European Strategy update in 2013, the […]
Our recent meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was a very special moment for me. He said a linear collider was a dream for humankind. The moment happened when LCC Director Lyn Evans visited Japan for three days at the end of March to meet many dignitaries. He had come to invite Japan to host the International Linear […]
On 15 March, scientists working on the Quantum Beam Technology Program at KEK’s superconducting RF test facility (STF) confirmed the successful generation of X-rays using Inverse Compton Scattering (ICS) with superconducting radiofrequency (SCRF) acceleration technology. This is the world’s first successful implementation of ICS X-ray sources with SCRF technology. The Quantum Beam Technology Program is […]