physics

Optical Stochastic Cooling Improves Particle Accelerator Beams

Optical Stochastic Cooling Improves Particle Accelerator Beams

The first successful demonstration of a new optical stochastic cooling technique for improving particle accelerator beams has been reported by researchers at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

Neodymium Spins Freeze When Heated Up

Neodymium Spins Freeze When Heated Up

Physicists observed a strange new type of behaviour; neodymium spins ‘freeze’ into a static pattern when the temperature rises

Mass Difference between Neutron and Proton calculated by Supercomputer

Mass Difference between Neutron and Proton calculated by Supercomputer

Plasma Wave Particle Accelerator reaches Blowout Regime

Plasma Wave Particle Accelerator reaches Blowout Regime

A promising method of accelerating electrons using waves of plasma now has enough efficiency to power shorter, more economical accelerators

Buckyballs Self-Assembly Mystery Solved

Buckyballs Self-Assembly Mystery Solved