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Current Events |
Canada's Big Science Leaders Converge |
17 October 2014 |
Leaders from four of Canada’s big science facilities joined together at Canadian Science Policy Conference in Halifax today to discuss how large research infrastructure provides significant societal and economic benefit to Canada. |
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Current Events |
Award Recognizes Italian-Canadian Ties |
15 October 2014 |
In a private ceremony yesterday, Dr. Emanuele Fiore, Scientific Attaché
of the Embassy of Italy, was presented with TRIUMF’s inaugural Patron of
Science award. The award recognizes
selfless and meritorious contributions of an individual outside the
organization. |
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Awards & Honours |
McPherson New ATLAS Deputy Spokesperson |
14 October 2014 |
Robert McPherson of the University of
Victoria Physics and Astronomy and Institute of Particle Physics has been
selected as the Deputy Spokesperson of the ATLAS Experiment at the CERN Large
Hadron Collider. The ATLAS
Collaboration Board elected McPherson at its meeting in Geneva on October 10,
2014. |
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Experimental Result |
New ATLAS Measurement of the Higgs Boson |
08 October 2014 |
The ATLAS collaboration has released the
final measurement of the Higgs boson coupling to W bosons using data from the
first run of the Large Hadron Collider. The newly optimized analysis studies the Higgs boson in two
production modes. |
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Current Events |
E-Linac Produces First Beam |
07 October 2014 |
TRIUMF’s newly constructed e-linac produced its first particle beam at an
initial energy of 23 MeV. The cutting-edge accelerator technology was
designed and built in cooperation with institutions and industry across
the country. |
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Current Events |
ARIEL E-linac Meets Mega-Volt Milestones! |
30 September 2014 |
The campaign to demonstrate 10 MV/m
accelerating gradient in the SRF
cavities of
the e-linac injector and accelerator cryomodules achieved
two critically important milestones, each meeting or exceeding design specification! |
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Awards & Honours |
Member University Lands Prestigious Chair |
26 September 2014 |
The Honourable Ed Holder,
Minister of State for Science and Technology, announced Dr. Gilles Gerbier
as the new Canada Excellence Research Chair in particle astrophysics at Queen’s
University, a TRIUMF member institution. |
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Current Events |
ARIEL: Beam Line Installed in Tunnel |
24 September 2014 |
With astonishing speed, the
E-Linac beam line was installed in the ARIEL tunnel. A key synergy between three offices on site, the Design Office, the Machine Shop, and the
Beam Lines Group, resulted in a precise, accurate, and speedy installation. |
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Current Events |
Ambassador Rafael Barak Visits TRIUMF |
22 September 2014 |
His Excellency Rafael Barak, Israel’s
Ambassador to Canada, visited TRIUMF to foster
cooperation and derive benefit from the rich history of peaceful collaboration
between Israel and TRIUMF. |
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Awards & Honours |
NSERC Discovery Grant for Isotopes |
19 September 2014 |
Iris
Dillmann, a research scientist at TRIUMF, was awarded a five-year NSERC Individual Discovery
Grant to support her research of neutron-rich exotic isotopes titled
“Beta-delayed neutron measurements for nuclear astrophysics.” |
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