I n t e r n at I o n a l Jo u r n a l o f HI g H -en e r g y PH y s I c s CERN COURIERV o l u m e 49 nu m b e r 2 m a r c H 2009 On the trail of dark energy LHCCOVERLINE NEWS HEAD LASERSCOVERLINE HEAD PERSONALITYCOVERLINE HEAD ChamonixCoverline normal meeting High-intensityCoverline normal pulses AnCoverline interview normal with firmscoverline up thenormal schedule px p5 offercoverline exciting normal potential px p21 Georgescoverline Charpak normal px p24 CCMar09Cover.indd 1 10/2/09 09:45:18 Abstract Submission 25-31 October 2009 Deadline: 11 May 2009 General Chair: Nuclear Science Symposium Richard Lanza MIT, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering Medical Imaging Conference 77 Massachusetts Ave, Building NW13-221 Radiation Detectors and Instrumentation and their Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 USA applications in Physics, Biology, Space, Material Science, Medical Physics and Homeland Security www.nss-mic.org/2009 Plenary Sessions • Oral Sessions • Poster Sessions• Short Courses email
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