In Particular

In Particular was a podcast about physics and the process of discovering physics at the high energy frontier. We’re on an indefinite hiatus to focus on other things, but this archive is revived!

The Team

Tova Holmes (LBNL, now University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
Laura Jeanty (LBNL, now University of Oregon)
Larry Lee (Adelaide, now University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
Zach Marshall (LBNL)

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Video Shorts Ep 2: Dark Matter

[YouTube Link]

In this episode, we talk with Emma Tolley of Harvard University about the search for dark matter.

Produced by Lawrence Lee Original music by Lawrence Lee

Recorded in Geneva, Switzerland

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Video Shorts Ep 1: Graviton

[YouTube Link]

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Quentin Buat of Simon Fraser University about the graviton and extra dimensions.

Produced by Dr. Lawrence Lee Original music by Dr. Lawrence Lee

Recorded in Geneva, Switzerland

Support from the ATLAS Experiment at CERN.

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Ep 4: Things That Go Bump In The Light

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In this episode, we explore an intriguing new result from ATLAS and CMS looking for new sources of photon pairs. Do we have a statistical fluctuation, or is this the beginning of a new era in particle physics? Is this unexplained bump a close cousin of the Higgs boson, a hint for understanding dark matter, or something no one has thought of? We ask our colleagues what they think might be peeking out of the data.

Subscribe to the podcast feed on iTunes, follow us on twitter at @ParticlePodcast, and like us on Facebook at facebook.com/InParticularPodcast.

Episode Credits:

Laura Jeanty - Host and Producer
Tova Holmes - Host and Producer
Larry Lee - Show and Music Producer

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Ep 3: Particle Zoo

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With the recent discovery of the pentaquark, we take a look at the particle zoo — talking to physicists about their favorite particles. We’ll explore their properties and behaviors with physicists who love them.

Check out the inspiration for our episode name at particlezoo.net. Thanks to ATLAS Outreach for their support.

Subscribe to the podcast feed on iTunes, follow us on twitter at @ParticlePodcast, and like us on Facebook at facebook.com/InParticularPodcast.

Episode Credits:

Laura Jeanty - Host and Producer
Tova Holmes - Host and Producer
Larry Lee - Audio and Music Production

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Ep 2: The Frenzy

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After a two year hiatus, the LHC produced record breaking 13 TeV collisions on June 3, 2015. What have we been up to on the ATLAS experiment in preparation for Run 2 of the Large Hadron Collider? We take you through some of the frenzy to get our software and hardware ready for a new era in particle physics.

Episode Credits:

Laura Jeanty - Host and Producer
Tova Holmes - Host and Producer
Zach Marshall - Host and Producer
Larry Lee - Audio and Music Producer

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Ep 1: Hopes and Dreams

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In this inaugural episode of In Particular, we explore what ATLAS physicists, as people, would most like to see in new data from Run 2 of the LHC starting any day now. With much higher energy collisions than ever before, the 13 TeV LHC has discovery potential far beyond any previous scientific pursuit. We ask our colleagues what they secretly hope to see in this new data and what drives them to keep searching even years after the discovery of the Higgs boson.

Subscribe to the podcast feed on iTunes, follow us on twitter at @ParticlePodcast, and like us on Facebook at facebook.com/InParticularPodcast.

Episode Credits:

Laura Jeanty - Host and Producer
Tova Holmes - Host and Producer
Zach Marshall - Production Assistance
Larry Lee - Audio and Music Production

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