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ATLAS provides first measurement of the W-boson width at the LHC

The measurement is the most precise yet made by a single experiment

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10 April, 2024

FASER measures high-energy neutrino interaction strength

The interaction strength of neutrinos had never previously been measured in this energy range

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04 April, 2024

The delicate balance of lepton flavours

New ATLAS measurement of lepton flavour universality, a key feature of the Standard Model, in decays of the W boson is more precise than all previous measurements combined

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26 March, 2024
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26 March, 2024

First observation of photons-to-taus in proton–proton collisions by CMS

Using the outstanding tracking capabilities of the CMS detector, the collaboration observed two photons producing two tau-leptons in proton–proton collisions

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25 March, 2024

Scientists use n_TOF to investigate how cerium is produced in the Universe

The CERN facility allowed scientists to see how this rare Earth metal is synthesised in stars. The results open up new questions about stellar nucleosynthesis and the chemical evolution of galaxies

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21 March, 2024

LHCb observes a new decay mode of the charmed beauty meson

The result has implications for future searches for rare beauty meson decays and for the interpretation of results from the Fermilab g-2 experiment

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04 March, 2024

AEgIS experiment paves the way for new set of antimatter studies by laser-cooling positronium

In cooling positronium with laser light for the first time, AEgIS may also have taken the first step towards a matter–antimatter system that emits laser-like gamma-ray light

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22 February, 2024

CMS collaboration explores how AI can be used to search for partner particles to the Higgs boson

This search uses computer vision techniques to look for collimated bursts of light, a potential signature of Higgs partner particles

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21 February, 2024

Hearing the sound of quark–gluon plasma

The CMS collaboration has measured the speed of sound in the quark–gluon plasma more precisely than ever before, offering new insights into this extremely hot state of matter

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16 February, 2024
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16 February, 2024

Charm is better than beauty at going with the flow

New ALICE measurements shed light on the dynamics of charm and beauty particles in quark–gluon plasma

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15 December, 2023