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In a Virtual Sky, Astronomers Find Dark
Matter
By Davide Castelvecchi
Making sense of the data coming from the Large Area Telescope (LAT),
one of two main instruments of the GLAST mission, will take highly trained
eyes and sophisticated software. Once the NASA probe is in orbit in 2007,
astronomers will be able to hit the ground running thanks to three rounds
of a simulation drill called Data Challenges, or DC. After six months of
preparation, the first round started last December and ended successfully
with a SLAC workshop in February.
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New SLAC Public Lecture
Series Energizes its Audience
By Kate Metropolis
"After the electrons and positrons in our linear accelerator have gone
just ten or fifteen yards, they are already traveling at 99.999999999
percent of the speed of light. It’s hard to make them go any faster, but
along the remainder of our two-mile-long accelerator we pump them full of
energy."
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How Many Physicists Does it Take to Write
a Paper?
By Kate Metropolis
SMAISMRMILMEPOETALEUMIBVNENUGTTAVIRAS must rank as one of history’s
shortest scientific publications. In 1610, it caused a sensation among the
prominent scientists of Europe. It came, after all, just months after the
same author had announced that four satellites were orbiting Jupiter.
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Harris to Spearhead SLAC-Fermilab
Magazine
By Davide Castelvecchi
David Harris has just moved to SLAC to be the editor of a new magazine
dedicated to highlighting an exciting new age of fundamental research.
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Everyone is Invited to Stanford Community
Day in April By Emily
Ball
Don’t miss the third Stanford Community Day to be held
Sunday, April 4. Bring your family and friends to enjoy an all-day open
house on the Stanford Campus featuring music, arts, athletic events,
science exhibits, a childrens’ community carnival and a health fair.
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Show Off Your SLAC Thesis
By Beck Reitmeyer and Sharon West
SLAC-related theses are available on the Web. Is your thesis there?
The Technical Publications department keeps track of theses based on
work done at SLAC as SLAC Reports.
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