SLAC topics

Fundamental physics RSS feed

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

Browse tagged content

Fundamental physics concept illustration

News Feature

Just because matter is visible doesn’t mean it’s easy to see.

Illustration of Earth and galaxies with icons representing telescopes.
News Collection

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is currently under construction in Chile. The U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is leading the construction of its camera – the largest digital camera ever built for astronomy.

Diagram of Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) camera lenses and filters
News Feature

The ATLAS experiment measured more than expected of a trio of particles in the aftermath of proton collisions. The results will refine physicists’ understanding...

A series of straight and squiggly lines representing interactions between elementary particles such as quarks.
News Feature

An astronomy festival will mark the milestone.

Visitors at KIPAC are observing the sun through telescopes and sun-spotters.
News Brief

A new study probing the structure and evolution of galaxy clusters shows good agreement with the predictions of standard cosmological models. 

A cluster of bright galaxies on a black background.
News Feature

The ATLAS and CMS experiments have observed a process 4,000 times rarer than the production of Higgs bosons.

A person wearing a helmet kneels in front of a long metal particle accelerator tube.
News Feature

The synthetic galaxy catalog will help test Roman's capabilities and foster collaboration with the Rubin project. 

A field of bright spots on a black background.
News Feature

Together with two long-time collaborators, he is recognized for work that helps us understand the strong nuclear force.

A man standing in front of a chalkboard.
News Feature

LSST Camera images provide the inspiration for artist Lennart Lahuis’s “Astromelancholia.”

Broccoli
News Feature

The Stanford Board of Trustees held its first meeting of the 2022-23 academic year Oct. 17-18. Trustees toured the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and...

Aerial photo of SLAC research yard
Video

Simulation of the formation of the dark matter structure surrounding the Milky Way, from the early universe to today.

still frame for dark matter video
Video
Illustration

Illustration of how a single crystal sample of silicon deforms during shock compression on nanosecond timescales.

MEC silicon