Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics & Cosmology (KIPAC)
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Light dark matter is a thousand times less likely to bump into regular matter than previous astrophysical analyses allowed
SLAC/Stanford study of the population of satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way provides new clues about the particle nature of dark matter.
SLAC sends off woven grids for LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter detector
Four large meshes woven from 2 miles of metal wire will extract potential signs of dark matter particles.
A miniature camera for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will help test the observatory and take first images
SLAC completed its work on ComCam, a commissioning device to be installed in Chile later this year.
Symmetry: Engineering the world’s largest digital camera
Building the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope also means solving extraordinary technological challenges.
Symmetry: Dark Energy Survey completes six-year mission
Scientists, including researchers at SLAC, have only just begun to study the remarkably detailed map they created of a portion of the sky.
Tangled magnetic fields power cosmic particle accelerators
SLAC scientists find a new way to explain how a black hole’s plasma jets boost particles to the highest energies observed in the universe. The results could also prove useful for fusion and accelerator research on Earth.
Symmetry: Gravitational lenses
Predicted by Einstein and discovered in 1979, gravitational lensing helps astrophysicists understand the evolving shape of the universe.
Missing gamma-ray blobs shed new light on dark matter, cosmic magnetism
Astrophysicists use a catalog of extended gamma-ray sources spotted by Fermi spacecraft to home in on mysterious properties of deep space.
Symmetry: Dark matter vibes
New technology could help future SuperCDMS SNOLAB experiment expand the search for light dark matter particles.
One cool camera: LSST’s cryostat assembly completed
The LSST cryostat, now fully assembled, will keep the camera’s image sensors continuously cooled to minus 150 degrees Fahrenheit for crisp, high-sensitivity views of the night skies.
