ISOLDE

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

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New CERN facility can help medical research into cancer

Today, the new CERN-MEDICIS facility has produced radioisotopes for medical research for the first time. MEDICIS (Medical Isotopes Collected from ISOLDE) aims to provide a wide range of radioisotopes, some of which can be produced only at CERN.

Press release
At CERN
12 December, 2017
At CERN
Press release
12 December, 2017

Doubly magic nickel from one proton away

Scientists at CERN’s ISOLDE facility have helped confirm that Nickel-78 is doubly magic by examining its nuclear neighbour, copper-79

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Experiments
24 November, 2017
Experiments
News
24 November, 2017

ISOLDE: 50 years of cutting-edge science benefitting society

50 years ago, the first radioactive beam at ISOLDE was produced

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Experiments
24 October, 2017
Experiments
Feature
24 October, 2017

Meet ISOLDE: Where did it all begin?

The first in our series to celebrate 50 years of physics at CERN’s oldest experiment, the ISOLDE facility

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Experiments
16 October, 2017
Experiments
Feature
16 October, 2017

Meet ISOLDE: Targeting new discoveries

What is a target and how is it built? The second article in a series celebrating 50 years of physics at CERN’s longest running experimental facility

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Experiments
16 October, 2017
Experiments
Feature
16 October, 2017

Meet ISOLDE: Fresh faces bring fresh ideas

To celebrate 50 years of ISOLDE physics, the third article in our series looks at how people shape the facility and the importance of low-energy beams

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Experiments
16 October, 2017
Experiments
Feature
16 October, 2017

Meet ISOLDE: Future physics with HIE-ISOLDE

In the fourth part of our series, celebrating 50 years of physics at ISOLDE, we look at the almost-complete HIE-ISOLDE upgrade

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Experiments
16 October, 2017
Experiments
Feature
16 October, 2017

Meet ISOLDE: What can ISOLDE do for cancer research?

For the final part of our series celebrating 50 years of physics at ISOLDE, we see what impact research at ISOLDE can have on society

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Experiments
16 October, 2017
Experiments
Feature
16 October, 2017

Ubuntu* - a powerful motto for an important experiment

The first African-led experiment has taken place at CERN

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Experiments
24 July, 2017

HIE-ISOLDE: Nuclear physics gets further energy boost

After installing the third of four cryomodules, the HIE-ISOLDE facility began its 2017 physics run expecting great results

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Experiments
17 July, 2017

The accelerators awaken

The accelerator chain and the experiments that it serves are gradually awakening after the extended year-end technical stop (EYETS)

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Accelerators
13 April, 2017
Accelerators
News
13 April, 2017

Retired MRI scanner gets new life studying the stars

Magnet from re-commissioned Australian MRI scanner used to help scientists understand star explosions

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Experiments
04 April, 2017