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The ALICE TPC is upgraded

The refurbished detector was lowered into the ALICE cavern and installed in the experiment in August

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Experiments
01 September, 2020
Experiments
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01 September, 2020

CMS experiment at CERN releases fifth batch of open data

All research-quality data from proton–proton collisions recorded by CMS during the first two years of LHC operation are now publicly available

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Knowledge sharing
27 August, 2020
Knowledge sharing
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27 August, 2020

LHCb discovers first “open-charm” tetraquark

The particle, which has been called X(2900), was detected by analysing all the data LHCb has recorded so far from collisions at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider

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Physics
21 August, 2020

LS2 Report: CERN’s newest accelerator awakens

Linac 4 has taken over from the retired Linac 2 as the first accelerator in the LHC injection chain

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Accelerators
20 August, 2020
Accelerators
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20 August, 2020

Computer Security: Password revolutions

With the new authentication system, we will relieve you of the burden of inventing a new password every 12 months

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Computing
14 August, 2020
Computing
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14 August, 2020

NA62 sees first significant evidence of rare process

The result paves the way for searching for signs of physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics

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Physics
12 August, 2020

LS2 Report: Further upgrades for the PS

Two new internal beam dumps and a new septum magnet have been installed in the PS as part of the LIU project

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Accelerators
11 August, 2020
Accelerators
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11 August, 2020

ICHEP survey to collect data on impact of COVID-19

The survey, aimed at the high-energy physics community and prepared by the Diversity and Inclusion panel at ICHEP2020, will be open until 31 August

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At CERN
11 August, 2020

Back to school in a new building

The Jardin des Particules, the crèche and nursery school run by the Staff Association, is moving into a new building

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At CERN
10 August, 2020
At CERN
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10 August, 2020

Rare phenomenon observed by ATLAS features the LHC as a high-energy photon collider

The ATLAS experiment reports the observation of photon collisions producing weak-force carriers and provides further insights into their interactions

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Physics
05 August, 2020