Elementary Particle Physics (EPP)
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Symmetry: The 12 Days of Physicsmas
Add some science to your holiday carols.
Symmetry: Machine Evolution
Planning the next big science machine requires consideration of both the current landscape and the distant future.
Symmetry: LHC Data: How It’s Made
In the Large Hadron Collider, protons become new particles, which become energy and light, which become data.
SLAC’s Helen Quinn Honored with 2018 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics
The prestigious award recognizes her seminal contributions to particle physics.
Scientists Narrow Down the Search for Dark Photons Using Decade-Old Particle Collider Data
Analysis of data from the BaBar experiment rules out theorized particle’s explanation for muon mystery.
Symmetry: What is a Cross Section?
Cross sections tell physicists how likely particles are to interact in a given way.
SLAC Accelerator Physicist Alexander Chao Wins American Physical Society’s Wilson Prize
He is recognized for his numerous contributions to the advancement of accelerator physics, community service and education.
Symmetry: A Play in Parallel Universes
Constellations illustrates the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics—with a love story.
Students Discuss ‘Cosmic Opportunities’ at 45th Annual SLAC Summer Institute
The summer school explored upcoming opportunities to expand our understanding of the universe and its fundamental physics, from mysterious dark matter to recently detected gravitational waves.
Symmetry: What Can Particles Tell Us About the Cosmos?
The minuscule and the immense can reveal quite a bit about each other.
