Office of High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics explores the most fundamental questions about the nature of the universe. The Office of High Energy Physics supports a program focused on three frontiers of scientific discovery. At the energy frontier, powerful accelerators investigate the constituents and architecture of the universe. At the intensity frontier, astronomically large amounts of particles and highly sensitive detectors offer a second, unique pathway to investigate rare events in nature. At the cosmic frontier, natural sources of particles from space reveal the nature of the universe. Together these three interrelated discovery frontiers create a complete picture, advancing Department of Energy missions through the development of key cutting-edge technologies and the training of future generations of scientists.

Announcements

September 3, 2008

The first attempt to circulate a beam in the Large Hadron Collider will be made on September 10, 2008. Several U.S. institutions involved in LHC will host first beam events.

July 15, 2008

Professor Ronald C. Davidson of Princeton University has been selected by the American Physical Society to receive the 2008 James Clerk Maxwell Prize in Plasma Physics.

July 2, 2008

Dr. Dennis Kovar has been appointed to be the Associate Director of the Office of Science for High Energy Physics. Dr. Kovar has been serving in this capacity since October 15, 2007, on detail from his former position as the Associate Director of the Office of Science for Nuclear Physics. This appointment is effective immediately.

Announcements Archive

Research Areas

 Proton Accelerator-Based Physics Electron Accelerator-Based Physics Non-Accelerator-Based Physics Theoretical Physics Advanced Technology R&D

Features

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Secrets of the Pyramids

March/April 2008

In a boon for archaeology, particle physicists plan to probe ancient structures for tombs and other hidden chambers. The key to the technology is the muon, a cousin of the electron that rains harmlessly from the sky.
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Adam Yurkewicz US/LHC

US/LHC Blogs

June 6, 2008

Collaborating across an ocean
While we use many collaborative tools to work together across the ocean, there is something qualitatively different about sitting down for a conversation over coffee....
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