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The US.'s only particle collider recreated moments from the early universe. Now, it has closed—to make way for a new instrument
For a mere moment after the Big Bang, no neutrons or protons are thought to have existed. These neutral and positively ...
The particles that are in an atom: protons, neutrons and electrons The particles that are in protons and neutrons: quarks The four fundamental forces: gravity, electromagnetism, the strong force and ...
An experiment at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in the United States provides new insights into the strong interaction that holds neutrons and protons together inside atomic nuclei 1.
When the universe first burst into being, all of space was a cosmic cauldron filled with a roiling, fiery liquid of fundamental particles heated to trillions of degrees. Matter’s more ordinary ...
The new research verifies Rajagopal’s account of the QGP, using a neutral, electrically weak particle called the Z boson as a marker to track the movement of quarks in the plasma. Since the Z boson ...
Quantum physics paints a strange picture of the world, one filled with spooky connections, unsettling uncertainties ...
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland have discovered a new kind of particle called the pentaquark, they announced Tuesday. Physicists had theorised the existence of the pentaquark ...
The protons and neutrons that build the nucleus of the atom frequently pair up. Now, a new high-precision experiment has found that these particles may pick different partners depending on how packed ...
The hunt for new physics may have to continue for a while longer. Scientists have found traces of an ultra-rare process to form top quarks, one of the particles that make up protons and neutrons. And ...
An ancient crocodile’s last meal might never have come to light were it not for researchers deciding to scan the rock-embedded fossil with a beam of neutrons. The scientists had set out to see if ...
Researchers have discovered that superconducting nanowire photon detectors can also be used as highly accurate particle detectors, and they have found the optimal nanowire size for high detection ...
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