Particle Physics
Students Discuss ‘Cosmic Opportunities’ at 45th Annual SLAC Summer Institute
When the moon threw its shadow on the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory during the Aug. 21 partial solar eclipse, it created the perfect backdrop for the 45th annual SLAC Summer Institute (SSI). This year, the program was all about the fascinating universe.
Symmetry: What Can Particles Tell Us About the Cosmos?
The minuscule and the immense can reveal quite a bit about each other.
SLAC’s Blair Ratcliff Wins American Physical Society’s Instrumentation Award
Symmetry: Expanding the Search for Dark Matter
At a recent meeting, scientists shared ideas for searching for dark matter on the (relative) cheap.
Video: Dark Matter Hunt with LUX-ZEPLIN
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are on a quest to solve one of physics’ biggest mysteries: What exactly is dark matter – the invisible substance that accounts for 85 percent of all the matter in the universe but can’t be seen even with our most advanced scientific instruments?
Symmetry: A New Search for Dark Matter 6,800 Feet Underground
Construction of Massive Neutrino Experiment Kicks Off a Mile Underground
Experiment Finds Evidence for a Particle That’s Its Own Antiparticle
Symmetry: SLAC Accelerator Plans Appear in Smithsonian Art Exhibit
The late artist June Schwarcz found inspiration in some unusual wrapping paper her husband brought home from the lab.
Symmetry: What’s Really Happening During an LHC Collision?
It’s less of a collision and more of a symphony.