Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics Laboratoire national canadien pour la recherche en physique nucléaire et en physique des particules

Constructing a New Accelerator

Once complete in 2015, the Advanced Rare IsotopE Laboratory (ARIEL) will enable TRIUMF to expand Canada’s capabilities in producing and studying isotopes for physics and medicine.

Creating Isotopes Without Nuclear Reactors

In February 2012, TRIUMF announced the successful production of a key medical isotope, Tc-99m, in small medical cyclotrons. This development will alleviate the need for centralized production of this isotope in nuclear reactors.

Learning about the Higgs

In July 2012, the physics community announced the discovery of the Higgs Boson particle. TRIUMF participates in the ATLAS experiment, as well as hosts a Tier-1 Data Centre on site. 

Capturing Antimatter

In June 2011, the ALPHA experiment was successful in capturing antihydrogen for 16 minutes, which is 5,000 times longer than the previous best.

Mastering Physics in High School

This year, high school students participated in the ATLAS Masterclass.  In an afternoon, students had a taste of physics through analyzing real data from CERN. 

Governor General Visits TRIUMF

In February 2012, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, visited and toured TRIUMF.

Photo by Ami Sanyal

Showcasing TRIUMF at AAAS

TRIUMF played an integral role in showing off Canadian capabilities in science during the 2012 Conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Achieving World Records

In the final few weeks of 2011, TRIUMF set a world record for delivering the highest total power beams onto an actinide target for the production of isotopes.

Photo by Laura Scotten

Breakthroughs of the Year

In December 2011, Physics World announced its annual Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year which included one of TRIUMF’s international collaborations: the Tokai-to-Kamiokande (T2K) neutrino experiment in Japan.

Photo Courtesy of T2K

Cyclotron Recognized as an Engineering Milestone

In December 2010, TRIUMF’s cyclotron was recognized as an engineering milestone by the IEEE.

Photo by Mikey Enriquez

Headlines

ARIEL Construction Reaches Milestone

23 May 2013 - The careful disassembly of the tower crane represents the completion of a year's worth of work, from the site excavation to the establishment of ARIEL's concrete structure. The end of construction is near!

Science Cheers for Europe Day

23 May 2013 - On Europe Day – a widely celebrated day in Europe- key speakers were invited to a symposium held at UBC campus to discuss Canadian and European cultural and economic ties through the lens of science and history. 

TRIUMF Forges European Connections

14 May 2013 - The international editorial board of Nuclear Physics News met at TRIUMF for their biannual editorial board meeting to map out topics for future issues, tour TRIUMF and better understand its rare-isotope beam programs. 

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Research Highlights

TRIUMF Awards Top Undergraduates

21 May 2013 - Four of Canada's top undergraduate students received this year's TRIUMF Undergraduate Summer Research Awards to honour their dedication and potential in physics and engineering research. 

CERN-ISOLDE Reports Pear-Shaped Nuclei

09 May 2013 - CERN's ISOLDE collaboration recently announced progress with analyzing the shapes of heavy, rare isotopes.  TRIUMF's RadonEDM experiment will follow on the heels and is poised for dramatic progress with its Ion-Guide Laser Ion Source.

SNMMI Recognizes Top Talent at TRIUMF

07 May 2013 - Congratulations to Eric Price and Hua Yang on their success! Their originality and competitiveness manifest as they receive top prizes for the Nuclear Medicine sector of TRIUMF.

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