Particle Astrophysics & Cosmology (PAC)
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Symmetry: An astronomical data challenge
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will track billions of objects for 10 years, creating unprecedented opportunities for studies of cosmic mysteries.
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: The building boom
These projects, selected during the process to plan the future of US particle physics, are all set to come online within the next 10 years.
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.
How SLAC’s ‘electronics artists’ enable cutting-edge science
A team of electrical designers develops specialized microchips for a broad range of scientific applications, including X-ray science and particle physics.
Risa Wechsler named director of KIPAC
She’ll direct the future of astrophysics research at SLAC and Stanford for the next five years.
Perspectives on 10 Years of Discovery With Fermi
By capturing the most energetic light in the sky, the spacecraft continues to teach us about the mysteries of the universe.
Construction Begins on One of the World’s Most Sensitive Dark Matter Experiments
The SuperCDMS SNOLAB project, a multi-institutional effort led by SLAC, is expanding the hunt for dark matter to particles with properties not accessible to any other experiment.
