Experimental Result |
New Record of DRAGON-ian Sensitivity |
19 October 2010 |
TRIUMF's flagship nuclear astro physics facility known as DRAGON has set a new record for ultimate sensitivity—distinguishing between haystacks with needles in them and those without. |
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Experimental Result |
Diamond Detector Irradiation Tests Success |
13 October 2010 |
Particle physicists from the ATLAS groups at Carleton, Montreal, Toronto, Victoria, and TRIUMF have confirmed that diamond detectors can withstand the impact of 1017 protons per square centimetre, relevant to a future upgrade to the LHC. |
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Experimental Result |
Ex1 Foil Breaks Record! |
22 September 2010 |
On August 23, 2010, a new record at TRIUMF was born: the beam line 1 extraction probe 1 (Ex1) foil was replaced after a lifetime of almost seventeen weeks, far exceeding the lifetime of its predecessors! |
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Experimental Result |
PET Scan: Expectations Influence Placebo Effect |
05 August 2010 |
Individuals with Parkinson’s disease were more likely to have a response to a placebo if they were told they had higher odds of receiving an active drug, according to new work by TRIUMF partners. |
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Experimental Result |
Organosilicon Chemistry Secrets Unlocked |
19 May 2010 |
Landmark results of new and exciting organosilicon chemistry possible because two highly specialized expert groups collaborated their talent to conduct research. |
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Experimental Result |
Accelerators Could Help with Nuclear Waste |
22 April 2010 |
What does the International Linear Collider have in common with environmental protection? The answer: superconducting accelerator cavities. |
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Experimental Result |
LHC Begins Science Program |
30 March 2010 |
This morning at 1:06 p.m. CEST in Geneva, Switzerland, the LHC began colliding particle beams at the highest energies ever reached by a man-made accelerator. |
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Experimental Result |
Automakers Suspicious of Cosmic Ray Radiation |
29 March 2010 |
Dr. Ewart Blackmore, senior researcher at TRIUMF, speaks to reporters on the recent issue of malfunctioning electronic devices in automobiles and whether there is any link to cosmic ray radiation. |
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Experimental Result |
Measuring Strange-Quark Effects with G-Zero |
11 March 2010 |
The G-Zero team is publishing conclusions about the role of strange quarks inside of protons and neutrons. The collaboration includes scientists from TRIUMF, UNBC, and the University of Manitoba. |
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Experimental Result |
Japan/Canada Team Sees Their Own Neutrinos |
25 February 2010 |
The Japanese-led multinational T2K collaboration announced that they had detected the first neutrinos produced 295 km away at the J-PARC facility. Canada has the largest participating team outside of Japan. |
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