ISOLDE

ISOLDE studies the properties of atomic nuclei, with further applications in fundamental studies, astrophysics, material and life sciences.

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HIE-ISOLDE celebration for end of Phase 1 installation

See the images from the celebration to mark the end of phase 1 of HIE-ISOLDE

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Experiments
13 October, 2016
Experiments
News
13 October, 2016

ISOLDE physicists win Young Scientist prize

Young Scientist Prize, granted by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics awarded to researchers for work at CERN’s ISOLDE

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Experiments
16 September, 2016
Experiments
News
16 September, 2016

First physics experiment at HIE-ISOLDE begins

Installation of the second cryomodule at HIE-ISOLDE means unique, upgraded machine is now ready to take physics measurements at higher energies

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Experiments
09 September, 2016
Experiments
News
09 September, 2016

A great start for the whole CERN accelerator chain

With physics data-taking under way this week at the LHC, I’d like to take a look at what’s been happening at the rest of the CERN accelerator chain.

Opinion
Accelerators
17 May, 2016
Accelerators
Opinion
17 May, 2016

Charting the future of CERN

CERN's Director General on why the coming years will be crucial for the long-term future of particle physics.

Opinion
Physics
14 March, 2016
Physics
Opinion
14 March, 2016

Has the magic gone from Calcium-52?

CERN Researchers at ISOLDE facility show the supposedly doubly-magic nucleus Calcium-52 has an unexpectedly large charge radius

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Experiments
09 February, 2016
Experiments
News
09 February, 2016

Meet the CERN robots

From retrieving data tapes to handling material safely, the robots at CERN fulfill numerous tasks

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Engineering
17 December, 2015
Engineering
News
17 December, 2015

Upgraded nuclear physics facility starts up

The new HIE-ISOLDE accelerator is up and running, increasing the beam energy of ISOLDE, CERN’s nuclear physics facility

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Experiments
16 November, 2015
Experiments
News
16 November, 2015

WITCH hunt nearing end at CERN

For Halloween meet CERN’s very own WITCH experiment at ISOLDE, as it nears the end of its data analysis

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Experiments
30 October, 2015
Experiments
News
30 October, 2015

First measurement of ionization potential of lawrencium

A team in Japan has used advanced ISOL techniques to measure the energy needed to remove an electron from lawrencium, which lives for only 27 seconds

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Experiments
09 April, 2015

ISOLDE back on target after shutdown

Today the ISOLDE installation restarted its physics programme with beams from the Proton Synchrotron Booster

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Accelerators
01 August, 2014
Accelerators
News
01 August, 2014

ISOLDE sheds light on dying stars

An experiment conducted at CERN's ISOLDE facility may help scientists better to understand the collapse of massive stars

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Experiments
03 April, 2014
Experiments
News
03 April, 2014