PARTICLE PHYSICS WEBSITES
Detailed information on one of the four experiments at CERN using the Large Electron Positron (LEP) collider.
All the main discoveries from ancient times to the present day presented in a clear style with a touch of humour
The latest news and information on particle physics for schools, journalists and professional physicists. A good educational resource with many useful links, and is a useful starting point.
Discoveries, people, experiments and interesting images from the world of particle physics. The archive of this weekly 'picture & explanation' feature provides an ideal introduction to many areas of Particle Physics.
This is a Web version of PPARC's 'Big Bang Science' booklet. Contains a clear explanation of the theories behind particle physics research, and descriptions of both current and future experiments at CERN.
A comprehensive and straightforward introduction to particle physics.
Excellent particle physics resource with a slide show on the fundamental particles
This is Christine Sutton's list of useful web sites - a really good set of links.
This site contains all the important information you need, and it's a good read too! Look here if you want to know what neutrinos are or how they were discovered, and for details of neutrino experiments.
World of Particles gives a clear and simple approach to basic particle physics aimed at pupils aged about 16 years old.
A chatty and informative site featuring many Java interactive simulations.
Particle physics websites
Simple and fun tour of the components of the atom down to quark level.
Everything you ever wanted to know about detecting particles.
The site describes the research currently being undertaken at DESY in Hamburg, Germany, and gives details of how to visit.
A useful summary of past, current and future activities at DESY (the home of the world's only electron-proton collider, HERA).
This is the home page of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, the laboratory where the top quark was discovered in 1995.
A clear explanation of the concepts and theories behind particle physics.
The slides from a particle physics presentation entitled 'The Smallest Particles…The Biggest Machine' which can be printed out to produce transparencies
A whole site dedicated to the humble electron (which has just celebrated its 100th birthday) presented in a clear and chatty style. This is the place to learn about the discovery of the electron, its properties and its numerous applications.
This site is attractive and easy to read. Contains clear descriptions of the accelerators, detectors and experiments based at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Centre (SLAC).
National Geographic- Just like the magazine this is an excellent site, but also just like the magazine it is not the first place you would go for useful physics information.
As with the magazine this site is an excellent resource for the teaching of science. The site has good links and is well worth a visit.
This is a sister site of the New Scientist site. It contains all the past and present questions covered in the last Word section of the magazine. This section covers all sorts of questions and answers on everyday science topics and is great for encouraging curiosity in science and how it explains the world about us.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN - As with the magazine, this site is full of interesting presentations on modern science including, of course, physics. Links to other useful areas are to be found on the site as well as an ‘ask the expert’ section which allows you to submit questions for answer by experts in the field. Overall this site is a must for all science teachers as is the magazine.
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