Particle Physics

 

A pulsar within a few thousand light-years of Earth could have accelerated electrons and positrons to the extreme energies now measured by the H.E.S.S.-Observatory more

Detailed insights into the nature of the Higgs boson could help answer big open questions in physics more

Astronomers find out that the collision of these cosmic objects actually produces heavy elements more

Researchers postulate a new particle and propose a method to prove its existence more

First successful test of the particle accelerators of the future more

The Max Planck Institute for Physics commemorates its 100th anniversary more

A measurement of electron mass which is more precise by a factor of 13 could have an impact on the fundamental laws of physics more

The Higgs particle gives mass to matter - and wings to experimental physicists more

Interview with Sandra Kortner of the Max Planck Institute for Physics in Munich, who heads a Minerva junior research group at the ATLAS experiment of the LHC and also coordinates an international group of researchers who are using ATLAS to look for the Higgs particle. more

In a seminar held at CERN today, the ATLAS and CMS experiments presented the status of their searches for the Standard Model Higgs boson. more

Weighing atomic nuclei helps to answer far reaching questions in physics. As an example, how stars produce elements. However, to measure the mass of short-lived atomic nuclei scientists need to make use of sophisticated devices. more