Tag Archives: CERN

Aspen and the Edge of Atom Land

Posted on 29/08/2024 by Jon Butterworth

I’m half way through the second week of my stay at the Aspen Center for Physics, where we have been discussing “Tightening the Gap Between Scattering Amplitudes and Events at the LHC at Higher Orders“. What that somewhat wordy title … Continue reading →

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Missing Energy

Posted on 05/08/2024 by Jon Butterworth

Here’s a question you might not have asked yourself before. When protons collide in the Large Hadron Collider, how often are undetectable particles produced? Maybe a quick follow up question would be, why does it matter? A paper I have … Continue reading →

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Future Colliders

Posted on 05/02/2024 by Jon Butterworth

On Friday we discussed the mid-term review of the ongoing feasibility study for a huge future circular collider at CERN. I should write more about that whole thing soon, but for now, here’s a link to me and Tara Shears … Continue reading →

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Oppenheimer and the Bomb

Posted on 02/08/2023 by Jon Butterworth

I did a BBC radio thing about this which for a limited period is available on BBC Sounds. More religion involved than I expected (and no Barbie) but I think my only regret is I didn’t mention Isidor Rabi’s role … Continue reading →

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