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SLAC fundamental physics researchers study everything from elementary particles produced in accelerators to the large-scale structure of the universe. 

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Researchers hope that the new experiment will shine light on how elementary neutrinos morph from one type into another.

Physicists are already preparing upgrades that will increase the physics reach of the Large Hadron Collider in the next decade.

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What topic in particle physics are you destined to study? Take the quiz to find out!

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These physics-themed jack-o’-lanterns come with extra brains.

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Welcome to the Symmetry redesign!

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The American Physical Society has recognized both researchers for their leading role in SLAC’s BABAR experiment, which confirmed theorists’ description of how nature treats...

Jonathan Dorfan and David Hitlin
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It’s in the air we breathe, but it’s not so easy to get ahold of 10 metric tons of xenon in its liquid form...

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Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald received the call from Sweden for their work on the Super-Kamiokande and SNO experiments.

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A new breed of experiments seeks sources of cosmic rays and other astrophysics phenomena.

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For physicists, seeing is not always believing.

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Citizen Scientists Published

Amateurs and professionals share the credit in the newest publications from the Space Warps project.

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SLAC is ramping up its efforts to understand neutrinos – elusive fundamental particles whose properties may help researchers solve a number of cosmic mysteries.

The EXO-200 underground detector.