Category Archives: Particle Physics

LHC Physics at Ten

Posted on 22/12/2020 by Jon Butterworth

It is just over ten years since the Large Hadron Collider first bust the energy records and gave us a higher resolution glimpse into the structure of matter than had ever been possible before.

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Science Shambles

Posted on 30/11/2020 by Jon Butterworth

I did another Sunday Science Shambles with Robin and Helen, and Becky Smethurst. The recording is available here…

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Dark words

Posted on 23/10/2020 by Jon Butterworth

At the Cosmic Shambles Network. * Note added after some discussion with colleagues: The FCC document on which I think the Nature article relies says “The FCC-hh would essentially provide a comprehensive search for WIMP DM”. The word “essentially” seems important here; I … Continue reading →

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Cross Reference

Posted on 08/10/2020 by Jon Butterworth

I once saw a reference letter that a Senior Physicist had written for a colleague I had worked with closely. The letter compared my colleague to me, along the lines of “X is as good as Jon at Y, but … Continue reading →

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