Tag Archives: CERN

Two quarks for Muster Higgs

Posted on 23/07/2018 by Jon Butterworth

Since the big discovery of 2012, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN has been accumulating data and making steady progress. Two recent results establish the origins of the mass of the two heaviest quarks At the Guardian.

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ProtoDUNE

Posted on 28/06/2018 by Jon Butterworth

Interview on BBC Inside Science.   Christos Touramanis, Adam Rutherford, Hannah Fry and me, visiting protoDUNE at CERN.

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LHC Upgrade and the AWAKE Experiment

Posted on 21/06/2018 by Jon Butterworth

Interview on BBC Radio 4 Inside Science. Matthew Wing @ucl introduces @AdamRutherford @m000sh to AWAKE – a @CERN experiment that could revolutionise design of future particle accelerators. Coming to a radio near you soon @bbcradio4 #InsideScience #UKatCERN pic.twitter.com/1uxsEHq01B — Science … Continue reading →

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How much mass does the W boson have?

Posted on 20/02/2018 by Jon Butterworth

And why it matters Whenever I describe the fundamental forces to an audience that does not entirely consist of other particle physicists (happens more often that you might think), it is the weak force that causes trouble. Electromagnetism holds atoms … Continue reading →

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