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Hunting for the radius of a proton

Protons are among the building blocks of all everyday matter. Measuring these building blocks precisely not only provides well-founded insights into their structure, but also helps to refine the…

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Analysis of China's “Airpocalypse”-fine particle samples

The causes of China’s record level fine particulate pollution in winter 2013. Dr. André Prévôt from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI explains, how the fine particle samples…

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Atmosphärenforschung auf dem Jungfraujoch

Auf dem Jungfraujoch betreibt das Paul Scherrer Institut Aerosolforschung. Aerosole sind beispielsweise Russpartikel oder Pollen, die rund 1000-mal kleiner als der Durchmesser eines menschlichen…

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The “Domino Ring Sampler”

The technical details of the electronic chip DRS4 can be explained using dominoes: After all, the name DRS stands for Domino Ring Sampler. Each detector supplies a constant electrical signal to the…

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