Category: Physics

  • A tale of two Higgs: CMS searches for the production of Higgs boson pairs

    A tale of two Higgs: CMS searches for the production of Higgs boson pairs

    Using data from Run 2 of the LHC, the experiment has combined a comprehensive set of searches for di-Higgs production, a phenomenon that could provide physicists with clues to the stability of the Universe

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  • ALICE finds first ever evidence of the antimatter partner of hyperhelium-4

    ALICE finds first ever evidence of the antimatter partner of hyperhelium-4

    The finding also represents the first evidence of the heaviest antimatter hypernucleus yet at the LHC

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  • CLOUD experiment resolves puzzle of new aerosol particles in upper troposphere

    CLOUD experiment resolves puzzle of new aerosol particles in upper troposphere

    Isoprene emitted by tropical forests may provide a globally important source of aerosol particles that influence clouds, according to a new study by the CLOUD collaboration at CERN

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  • ATLAS observes top quarks in lead–lead collisions

    ATLAS observes top quarks in lead–lead collisions

    The result opens a new window into the study of the quark–gluon plasma that is believed to have filled the Universe briefly after the Big Bang

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  • Ian Shipsey (1959 – 2024)

    Ian Shipsey (1959 – 2024)

    Ian Shipsey(1959 – 2024) — Experimental particle physicist Ian Shipsey, a remarkable leader and individual, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in Oxford on 7 October. Ian was educated at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Edinburgh, where he earned his PhD in 1986 for his work on the NA31 experiment at CERN.

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  • CMS uses photons to probe the structure of nuclei

    CMS uses photons to probe the structure of nuclei

    Using data from the first heavy-ion run of LHC Run 3 in 2023, the experiment presents the first-ever measurement of D0 meson production in photon-lead collisions

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  • Karel Šafařík (1953–2024)

    Karel Šafařík (1953–2024)

    Karel Šafařík(1953 – 2024) — Our dear colleague and friend, Karel Šafařík, sadly passed away on Monday 7 October. Karel graduated in theoretical physics in Bratislava in 1976, and worked at JINR in Dubna for more than 11 years, participating in experiments on the phenomenology of particle production at high energies at Dubna and at

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  • Decoding top quarks with precision

    Decoding top quarks with precision

    The ATLAS experiment at the LHC reveals how pairs of top quarks are produced along with other heavy quarks

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  • Particle physicists chart a course to the future

    Particle physicists chart a course to the future

    The aim of the third update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics is to develop a visionary and concrete plan that greatly advances human knowledge in fundamental physics through the realisation of the next flagship project at CERN

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  • ALICE probes the strong interaction three-body problem

    ALICE probes the strong interaction three-body problem

    With new measurements of hadron–deuteron correlations, the ALICE collaboration explores the strong interaction of three-body systems at the LHC.

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