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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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Physics
04 December, 2024
Physics
Press release
04 December, 2024

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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Physics
15 November, 2024

Ian Shipsey (1959 – 2024)

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Physics
14 November, 2024
Physics
Obituary
14 November, 2024

CERN70: The discovery of the Higgs boson, a giant leap for science

Fabiola Gianotti, CERN Director-General, was spokesperson of the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider from 2009 to 2013 and responsible for announcing the discovery of the Higgs boson, alongside the CMS spokesperson

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Physics
31 October, 2024

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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Physics
25 October, 2024

Karel Šafařík (1953–2024)

Obituary
Physics
17 October, 2024
Physics
Obituary
17 October, 2024

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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Physics
16 October, 2024
Physics
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16 October, 2024

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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Physics
11 October, 2024
Physics
Press release
11 October, 2024

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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Physics
25 September, 2024

NA62 experiment at CERN observes ultra-rare particle decay

In the Standard Model of particle physics, the odds of this decay occurring are less than one in 10 billion

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Physics
25 September, 2024
Physics
Press release
25 September, 2024