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LIGO and Gravitational Waves: A Hep-ex perspective

The exciting Twitter rumors have been confirmed! On Thursday, LIGO finally announced the first direct observation of gravitational waves, a

A New Particle at LHC for Christmas??

Hello particle gobblers and happy new year from my new location at the University of Granada. In between presents and feasting,

Monojet Dark Matter Searches at the LHC

Now is a good time to be a dark matter experiment. The astrophysical evidence for its existence is almost undeniable

What Scientists Should Know About Science Hack Day

It's about casual brainstorming, "literature reviews" looking for existing off-the-shelf tools, bumping into experts and getting their feedback, the many

Dark Photons from the Center of the Earth

Dark matter may be collecting in the center of the Earth. A recent paper explores way to detect its decay

How to Turn On a Supercollider

After two years of slumber, the world’s biggest particle accelerator has come back to life. This marks the official beginning

Prospects for the International Linear Collider

Title: “Physics Case for the International Linear Collider” Author: Linear Collider Collaboration (LCC) Physics Working Group Published: arXiV hep-ex 1506:05992 For

A New Solution to the Hierarchy Problem?

Hello particle Chompers, Today I want to discuss a slightly more advanced topic which I will not be able to

A Quark Gluon Plasma Primer

Quark gluon plasma, affectionately known as QGP or “quark soup”, is a big deal, attracting attention from particle, nuclear, and

How much top quark is in the proton?

We know that protons are made up of two up quarks and a down quark. Each only weigh a few