News articles tagged with 'detector' (Page 11)
A big step in solving the mystery of the highest-energy cosmic rays
— 26 Nov 2007 17:00 | AstronomyThe Pierre Auger Observatory has taken a big step forward in solving the mystery of the nature and origin of the highest-energy cosmic rays. Since 45 years ago we know the Earth is…
Physicists use plastics to detect radiation
— 26 Nov 2007 15:48 | PhysicsIn applications ranging from hospital X-ray machines to instruments for astronomy, the standard way to measure the dose of radiation is to use a detector made from an inorganic semiconductor,…
LHCb installs its precision silicon detector
— 12 Nov 2007 17:35 | PhysicsOne of the most fragile detectors for the Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment has been successfully installed in its final position. LHCb is one of four large experiments…
Smile, protons, you are on camera
— 9 Nov 2007 13:07 | PhysicsRadioactivity, discovered more than 100 years ago and studied by physicists ever since, would seem to be a relatively closed subject in science. However, since the 1960s, the pursuit…
NASA orbiter provides colour views of Mars landing site candidates
— 11 Oct 2007 12:05 | AstronomyLess than a year since beginning the prime science phase of its mission, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has passed a mission-success milestone for the amount of data returned. The…
Making tracks towards understanding exploding stars and the origin of the elements
— 10 Oct 2007 17:00 | AstronomyScientists and technicians at the University of York have helped to design and create a pioneering instrument that will provide clues that could help to understand the origins of the…
Dead time limits quantum cryptography speeds
— 29 Sep 2007 00:01 | PhysicsQuantum cryptography is potentially the most secure method of sending encrypted information, but does it have a speed limit? According to a new paper by researchers at the National…