Tag Archives: Fermilab

On the new CDF measurement of the W boson mass

Posted on 23/04/2022 by Jon Butterworth

Just before the LHC Run 3 restart, the big news in particle physics was (and probably still is) the new measurement of the mass of the W boson from the CDF experiment. I talked about it a week ago at … Continue reading →

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Muon g-2

Posted on 08/04/2021 by Jon Butterworth

Obviously the big thing this week is the new measurement of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon, at Fermilab. I’ve written about this experiment a few times before, see these articles. I haven’t had time to write anything about … Continue reading →

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Theory, experiment and supersymmetry

Posted on 29/12/2018 by Jon Butterworth

I am dismayed by the plethora of null results coming out of my experiment, as well as from our friendly rivals, at the Large Hadron Collider. Don’t get me wrong, null results are important and it is a strength of … Continue reading →

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UK invests £65M in Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment in US

Posted on 24/09/2017 by Jon Butterworth

There were a lot of happy neutrino physicists around the UK and the US on Wednesday, as the long-standing partnership between the two countries in particle physics was bolstered by a new agreement At the Guardian.  

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