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The Stonehenge of Particle Physics
.The Cosmic Shambles team visited CERN, Clara and I showed them round ATLAS and talked with Robin. It clearly works for Robin, but I’m not sure about the title – makes me think of Spinal Tap and the dancing dwarves. … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Particle Physics
Tagged ATLAS, Clara Nellist, Cosmic Shambles, Robin Ince, video
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See-saws, recycling and the W mass
Earlier this year the CDF collaboration published a measurement of the mass of the W boson which caused something of a stir. I even made it the topic of my slot at the rescheduled “Nine lessons for Curious People” in … Continue reading
Posted in Particle Physics, Physics, Science
Tagged ATLAS, contur, Cosmic Shambles, LHC, MCnet, Neutrinos, Tevatron
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The importance of measurements
Having been pretty much bedridden with Covid for most of the week, I am now feeling much better. I still have those two lines on the thingy though, so today have added a cricket match to the list of missed … Continue reading
Leptons Four the Win
This was a labour of love… (arXiv)