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01/21/20
New York Times

Alone on a mountaintop, awaiting a very hard rain

Decades ago, Armenian scientists built a high-elevation trap to catch and study cosmic rays. Physics has mostly moved on, but the station persists—a ghost observatory with a skeleton crew.

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Explain it in 60 Seconds: Lattice QCD

07/25/24
Sarah Charley

Lattice gauge theory, or lattice QCD, is a calculation method that helps scientists make predictions about the behavior of quarks at low energies.

Illustration of grid of blue and purple squares 5X3 with coin stacks inside
12/11/12

Decay channel

When particles decay, they transform into lighter particles. Physicists can predict how often a particle will decay into certain end products.

Illustration purple space, sea-foam green galaxies, planet in center, yellow telescope coming out of orange circle eye inside
12/03/12

Complex simulations: a driving force for LSST

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the world’s largest sky survey, will rain a monsoon of data onto the astrophysics community. Simulations prepare scientists for the approaching storm.

Illustration of S2B:Thanksgiving in the Main Control Room
11/27/12

Thanksgiving in the Main Control Room

The daughter of the Tevatron particle collider’s Mr. Fix-It continues a tradition of providing cheer for operators stuck at work on the holiday.

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