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Official account of the Physical Sciences Area @BerkeleyLab comprising @LBNLatap, @LBNLEngineering, @LBNLnuclearsci, and @LBNLPhysics; and supporting @ENERGY
Berkeley, CA
Joined September 2020
With the largest dataset of its kind, CUORE has put new limits on neutrinoless double beta decay – an extremely rare and sought-after process tied to one of the biggest mysteries in physics – @LBNLnuclearsci
https://t.co/lPPvjFK7cG
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"This advance was made possible by the Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA) Center, which is advancing discovery science as well as applications in energy, medicine, and national security." – @LBNLatap Director Cameron Geddes, @ScienceNews
https://t.co/Qq2fnR4U3f
sciencenews.org
The advance hints at the possibility of portable muon-making devices that could help peer through solid materials for hidden contraband.
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The STAR collaboration has unveiled the most precise data yet in the search for a ‘critical point’ in nuclear phase transitions. Scientists @LBNLnuclearsci @BerkeleyLab helped lead the analysis. @BrookhavenLab #RHIC
https://t.co/tcMr9DxXbo
newscenter.lbl.gov
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“Creation of a new element is an extremely rare feat," says @BerkeleyLab's Jacklyn Gates. "It’s exciting to be a part of the process aimed at making #element120 and to be on such a promising path forward.” https://t.co/GxrRO3g1bb
popularmechanics.com
It’s all thanks to a titanium beam.
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Components engineered @lbnlengineering @LBNLphysics @BerkeleyLab will support LuSEE-Night, an experiment to test the effectiveness of radio antennas on the far side of the moon and gather data about the Dark Ages of the Universe. https://t.co/M92ahlmYtz
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Apply now for an exciting career @LBNLengineering, with opportunities across a variety of cutting-edge projects and research areas @BerkeleyLab. Join us! #EngineeringJobs #hiring
https://t.co/fGgSmoTKAk
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Physicists and engineers @BerkeleyLab @LBNLphysics @lbnlengineering played a central role in the successful integration of the inner carbon-fiber-composite barrels with the outer cylinder, marking a key milestone in the ATLAS Inner Tracker upgrade at CERN https://t.co/pwc67xTJjQ
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Using a novel technique that will enable unprecedented studies of heavy and superheavy elements, researchers at @BerkeleyLab's 88-Inch Cyclotron @LBNLnuclearsci have directly measured molecules containing nobelium for the first time: https://t.co/BLdUZt0GEV
newscenter.lbl.gov
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Our BELLA Center scientists Carlo Benedetti & Davide Terzani have combined modeling techniques to create a more accurate and affordable method to simulate dynamical processes in next-generation laser plasma accelerators. @DOEScience @ENERGY @BerkeleyLab
https://t.co/83YOQE0Zbq
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Apply now for an exciting career @LBNLengineering, with opportunities across a variety of cutting-edge projects and research areas @BerkeleyLab. Join us! #EngineeringJobs #hiring
https://t.co/fGgSmoUipS
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Discover how a new diagnostic tool developed at our BELLA Center stabilizes high-power laser pulses without disrupting laser or accelerator operations to advance laser-plasma accelerators & expand their applications. @doescience @ENERGY @BerkeleyLab
https://t.co/0yfppefRLk
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Voices from the past get an AI assist – Members of the IRENE project have recently used AI to analyse an 1800s sound recording, unlocking a new data analysis technique to uncover the sounds and voices of the past. https://t.co/M7Bjl9Vm5x
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Discover how our researchers are advancing #fusion by studying how rare-earth barium copper oxide superconducting magnet cables withstand the extreme conditions in future magnetic confinement #fusion reactors. @doescience @ENERGY @BerkeleyLab
https://t.co/jH8eKLbPRJ
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Exciting results! Our scientists developed a compact magnet-based beam transport system for laser-driven ion accelerators, for many applications, such as radiobiology, materials science & high-energy-density physics. @doescience @ENERGY @BerkeleyLab
https://t.co/fNT6xJAKU1
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Learn how our Research Scientist, Reed Teyber, has created a new method to measure inter-tape resistance in superconducting cables, promising more powerful & reliable magnets for HEP, #fusion, & beyond. @doescience @ENERGY @BerkeleyLab @LBNLengineering
https://t.co/HgTI6qUwQh
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Congratulations @DESISurvey Collaboration for receiving @AAS_Office's 2026 Berkeley Prize: https://t.co/3rBkHO8lQv
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🎉 Big news in nuclear science! Major construction of GRETA – the Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array – is complete! This precision detector will help scientists unlock the secrets of atomic nuclei. @LBNLnuclearsci
https://t.co/6CBUCk2THo
newscenter.lbl.gov
Researchers have completed major construction of the Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array.
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For the first time, researchers have directly measured molecules containing nobelium (element 102). The new method, developed at our 88-Inch Cyclotron, supports atom-at-a-time #chemistry for exploring the far reaches of the #PeriodicTable. @LBNLnuclearSci
newscenter.lbl.gov
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The first @PhysRevLett paper from the @DESIsurvey is out now! Congrats to the DESI team. Read the paper here: https://t.co/4gtaSqE9iO
#DarkEnergy #space #universe
journals.aps.org
An alternative to the standard cosmological model where matter is converted to dark energy during stellar collapse results in an accurate cosmological expansion history and a summed neutrino mass...
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“We are applying our long-standing expertise in a type of advanced accelerator called laser plasma acceleration to shrink XFELs,” says our Staff Scientist, Sam Barber, on progress toward compact X-ray free-electron lasers. @doescience @ENERGY @BerkeleyLab
https://t.co/bcMdcYSlAc
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