The epic journey of the ATLAS magnets is drawing to an end. On Thursday 12 July, the second end-cap of the ATLAS toroid magnet was lowered into the cavern of the experiment with the same degree of precision as the first (see Bulletin No.
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Silicon crystals could be used very efficiently to deflect high-energy beams. Testing at CERN has produced conclusive results, which could pave the way for a new generation of collimators.
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The European network ASPERA, which provides a structure for astroparticle physics in Europe and the planning of its long-term future, is going from strength to strength. A year after its launch, ASPERA has published an inventory of European activities in the astroparticle physics field.
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A first sector of the LHC has been powered up. Sector 7-8 has been cooled down for several weeks and has just passed a series of electrical tests.
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