Physicists use detectors filled with liquid argon to study neutrinos. Brazilian scientists discovered that a commercially available material can significantly reduce the amount of nitrogen in the argon, improving the detection of #neutrino interactions. https://lnkd.in/g-avZiyQ
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Fermilab is America's particle physics and accelerator laboratory.
About us
Fermilab is America's premier particle physics and accelerator laboratory. Collaborating with scientists from around the world, we perform pioneering research, operate world-leading particle accelerators and experiments, and develop technologies for science in support of U.S. industry. Fermilab works on the world's most advanced particle accelerators and digs down to the smallest building blocks of matter. We also probe the farthest reaches of the universe, seeking out the nature of dark matter and dark energy. Fermilab's 1,750 employees include scientists and engineers from all around the world, and we collaborate with more than 20 countries on physics experiments based in the U.S. and elsewhere. Located in Batavia, Illinois, Fermilab is managed by the Fermi Research Alliance LLC (FRA) for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. FRA is a partnership of the University of Chicago and Universities Research Association Inc., a consortium of 86 research universities. Nestled on 6,800 acres in the beautiful Fox Valley, Fermilab’s campus setting offers an informal and stimulating environment with a long history and promising future committed to education, the environment and, of course, world-leading research in particle physics. Join the excitement that comes from discovering the mysteries of the universe! For information on joining the Fermilab team please visit - http://wdrs.fnal.gov/employ/index.html
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http://www.fnal.gov
External link for Fermilab
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- Research Services
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Batavia, IL
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1967
- Specialties
- High Energy Physics Research
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PO Box 500
Batavia, IL 60510, US
Employees at Fermilab
Updates
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#ICYMI: Physicists are preparing for the next generation of #darkmatter experiments. https://lnkd.in/ge6vh-47
Scaling up the dark matter search
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Scientists at Fermilab and University of Chicago used a superconducting qubit to prepare a microwave cavity in a special state to stimulate photons. They hope this technology will help detect the existence of dark matter. https://lnkd.in/g52QpmQR
Experiment uses quantum techniques to stimulate photons, enhancing search for dark matter
https://news.fnal.gov
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#OnThisDay in 2000, Fermilab physicists announced the first direct evidence for the Tau neutrino! Although earlier experiments had produced convincing indirect evidence for the particle’s existence, no one had directly observed the tau neutrino before Fermilab's DONUT experiment! Using Fermilab’s Tevatron accelerator, scientists produced an intense neutrino beam, which they expected to contain tau neutrinos. The neutrino beam crossed the DONUT target of iron plates sandwiched with layers of emulsion, which recorded the particle interactions. In the target, one out of one trillion tau neutrinos interacted with a nucleus and produced a tau lepton. Physicists needed about three years of painstaking work to identify the tracks revealing a tau lepton and its decay, the key to exposing the tau neutrino’s secret existence. https://lnkd.in/d-FTq56 #fermilab #neutrino #physics
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The Ambassador of Italy to the US, Mariangela Zappia, toured Fermilab this week. The visit included an overview of the CMS experiment and the LHC. Fermilab will contribute 16 ultra-strong magnets to the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider Upgrade Project at CERN. #physics
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Fermilab’s SQMS Center is dedicated to advancing critical quantum technologies, focusing on superconducting #quantum systems. IBM plans to join the SQMS Center to further accelerate critical technologies and applications of superconducting quantum systems and expand quantum workforce development programs. https://lnkd.in/gtzp53aa
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The Consul General of Czech Republic in Chicago, Jakub Utěšený, visited Fermilab and toured the Muon g-2 experiment. The centerpiece of the Muon g-2 experiment is a large, 50-foot-diameter superconducting muon storage ring. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gtP4j7VW #fermilab #physics