Category Archives: Science

A boost in trying times

Posted on 25/04/2020 by Jon Butterworth

My first ever blog post was about measuring the Higgs boson when it is produced with very high momentum and decays to b-quarks. When that happens, all the decay products of the Higgs appear in a single “jet” of particles. … Continue reading →

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Your mileage may vary

Posted on 15/04/2020 by Jon Butterworth

The corona-cancellation of travel, for both work and holiday, at least means I’m making some progress on a long-standing “to do” list.  I’m fortunate; we have a loft space where I can work, and my kids are old enough to … Continue reading →

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#PhysicistsAtHome

Posted on 21/03/2020 by Jon Butterworth

Katarina Anthony and the education and outreach team of the ATLAS experiment have started soliciting short videos from across our collaboration (and hence across the world) as we all hunker down and try to work from home during the Coronavirus … Continue reading →

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Modelling the invisible part of the cross-section

Posted on 20/03/2020 by Jon Butterworth

Originally posted on 2 eV Blog:
I am on day 3 – or is it 4, I lose count – of a quarantine since coming down with mild flu-like symptoms on Tuesday.  For about half of that time I have been…

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