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The delicate balance of lepton flavours

New ATLAS measurement of lepton flavour universality, a key feature of the Standard Model, in decays of the W boson is more precise than all previous measurements combined

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Physics
26 March, 2024
Physics
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26 March, 2024

CERN70: Tracing particles

Madeleine Znoy was one of the people responsible for “scanning” the films from the bubble chambers for interesting events

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At CERN
26 March, 2024
At CERN
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26 March, 2024

First observation of photons-to-taus in proton–proton collisions by CMS

Using the outstanding tracking capabilities of the CMS detector, the collaboration observed two photons producing two tau-leptons in proton–proton collisions

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Physics
25 March, 2024

Brazil becomes Associate Member State of CERN

Brazil has become the first Associate Member State of CERN in the Americas

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At CERN
22 March, 2024

CERN launches the White Rabbit Collaboration

White Rabbit, an open-source timing technology developed at CERN, has applications far beyond particle physics. To foster its uptake by industry, CERN has launched the White Rabbit Collaboration

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Knowledge sharing
22 March, 2024
Knowledge sharing
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22 March, 2024

Scientists use n_TOF to investigate how cerium is produced in the Universe

The CERN facility allowed scientists to see how this rare Earth metal is synthesised in stars. The results open up new questions about stellar nucleosynthesis and the chemical evolution of galaxies

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Physics
21 March, 2024

CERN rewarded for its contributions to cloud computing

The award recognises CERN’s innovative use of cloud native technologies to address future scientific and operational challenges

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Computing
21 March, 2024

CERN publishes knowledge transfer highlights from 2023

The digital report “Accelerating Innovation Through Partnerships” shows how CERN, in collaboration with its partners, can harness its technology and expertise to drive innovation for the benefit of society

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Knowledge sharing
20 March, 2024
Knowledge sharing
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20 March, 2024

Observing accelerator resonances in 4D

For the first time, scientists at CERN, in collaboration with scientists at GSI, have been able to measure a coupled resonance structure that may cause particle loss in accelerators

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Accelerators
20 March, 2024
Accelerators
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20 March, 2024

You see an empty field? We see an “Open Sky Laboratory”!

Solutions proposed in the Future Circular Collider “Mining the Future” competition will now be evaluated in a 10 000 square metre “Open Sky Laboratory”

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Accelerators
14 March, 2024