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Category Archives: Nuclear Physics
Smashing Oxygen
Particles from space have a long history of teaching us new physics, most recently recognised by the award of the Nobel Prize to Francis Halzen for the observation of high-energy neutrinos from space. Measuring and modelling the collisions of high-energy … Continue reading
Posted in Particle Physics, Astrophysics, Physics, Nuclear Physics
Tagged CERN, cosmic rays, LHC, nobel prize
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Where do all the particle physicists* go?
When Catherine Heymans, Simon Williams and I gave evidence to the House of Commons Science, innovation and Technology select committee a few weeks ago (seems like years to be honest), we were set some homework.
Posted in Astrophysics, Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, Politics, Science Policy, Technology
Tagged Careers, Catherine Heymans, Chi Onwura, Kit Malthouse, Parliamentary Committee, Simon Williams
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Photons, hadrons and where they meet
The next particle collider to be built, not counting the planned upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, seems likely to be the “Electron-Ion Collider” (EIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island in the US. This will not … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, Physics, Science
Tagged Brookhaven, CERN, DESY, EIC, HERA, LHC, Monte Carlo, Particle Physics, Photoproduction
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