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Atomic ‘Trojan horse’ could inspire new generation of X-ray lasers and particle colliders
At SLAC’s FACET facility, researchers have produced an intense electron beam by 'sneaking’ electrons into plasma, demonstrating a method that could be used in future compact discovery machines that explore the subatomic world.
Symmetry: Massless particles can’t be stopped
If a particle has no mass, how can it exist?
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.
Symmetry: The future of particle accelerators may be autonomous
Particle accelerators are some of the most complicated machines in science. Scientists are working on ways to run them with a diminishing amount of direction from humans.
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.
In brief: A new collider concept would take quantum theories to an extreme
The approach could advance our understanding of fundamental forces under extreme conditions with applications from astrophysics to fusion research.
Q&A: SLAC/Stanford researchers prepare for a new quantum revolution
Monika Schleier-Smith and Kent Irwin explain how their projects in quantum information science could help us better understand black holes and dark matter.
Symmetry: All hands on deck
Some theorists have taken to designing their own experiments to broaden the search for dark matter.
Symmetry: Retired equipment lives on in new physics experiments
Physicists often find thrifty, ingenious ways to reuse equipment and resources.
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.
