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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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Physics
10 April, 2024

CERN pays tribute to Peter Higgs

Peter Higgs passed away on 8 April at the age of 94

Obituary
Physics
10 April, 2024
Physics
Obituary
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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Physics
04 April, 2024

The March/April issue of the CERN Courier is out

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Physics
04 April, 2024
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Announcement
04 April, 2024

The CMS experiment at CERN measures a key parameter of the Standard Model

With this measurement the LHC is again demonstrating its ability to provide very high-precision measurements and bringing new insights into an old mystery

Press release
Physics
03 April, 2024
Physics
Press release
03 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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Physics
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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Physics
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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Physics
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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Physics
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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Physics
22 February, 2024