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Eintauchen in die Welt der Teilchenphysik – Schülerforschungstag am 25. Februar 2016

International Particle Physics Masterclasses 2016

Was erforschen Teilchenphysiker? Wie gewinnen sie ihre Erkenntnisse? Am 25. Februar 2015 können Schülerinnen und Schüler einen Tag lang Teilchenphysik "live" erleben. Dazu laden das Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, die Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität…

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Dispatches from the “middle ages” of the universe: MAGIC telescopes measure gamma radiation from a remote galaxy

For the first time, scientists have observed gamma radiation from a well-known distant galaxy. In the center of the active galaxy PKS 1441+25 resides a massive black hole, which is surrounded by a luminous disk of matter. The latest observation leads…

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The Antimatter puzzle: Searching for clues with a highly integrated particle sensor

Researchers in Munich have presented a highly sensitive sensor for precise measurement of particle tracks. This is the first module for the Vertex Detector of the Belle II experiment at the Japanese accelerator center KEK. The detector is expected to…

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CTA: Laying the first stone of the prototype Large Size Telescope

On October 9th, 2015 the ceremony of the stone laying for the biggest Cherenkov telescope in the northern hemisphere, the prototype of the LST (Large Size Telescope) with a diameter of 23 meters, took place at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory…

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Dark matter: Searching for "lightweights" with CRESST

Planets, stars, and galaxies form only the visible portion of the matter in the universe. Greater by far is the share accounted for by invisible "dark matter". Scientists have searched for the particles of dark matter in numerous experiments – so…

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