Particle Physics
- Particle Physics
Proposed experiment would create matter from light
Photon collider would convert light into electrons and positrons.
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- Particle Physics
Exotic particle packs a foursome of quarks
Tetraquarks could help physicists understand the universe’s first generations of matter.
- Cosmology
Galaxy’s gamma-ray glow may expose dark matter
An excess of gamma rays at the center of the Milky Way could be a signature of dark matter.
- Particle Physics
Catching Particle Fever
Interspersed with the plot of Particle Fever are artful explanatory animations and commentary by six articulate physicists. Through these characters, we learn that the Higgs is a stepping stone toward a deeper understanding of the universe.
- Particle Physics
More precision added to mass estimate of electron
The electron has been weighed with unprecedented precision. Its new and improved mass is 17 times as precise as the previous best estimate.
- Particle Physics
Single-pole magnet emerges in frozen concoction
An experiment has simulated the long-sought magnetic particle.
- Particle Physics
Electrons’ roundness frustrates researchers
Experiment finds no signs of asymmetry, which would point to undiscovered particles.
- Particle Physics
Higgs boson tale wins book prize
The Particle at the End of the Universe by Sean Carroll.
- Physics
Cruise through a collider
Now anyone can tour the Large Hadron Collider and other CERN experiments in 360-degree photo panoramas online.
- Astronomy
High-energy neutrinos ensnared from beyond the solar system
Speedy particles detected in Antarctica may point to gargantuan black holes or cataclysmic explosions.
- Particle Physics
Higgs mass isn’t natural, but maybe it shouldn’t be
Famous particle’s perplexing properties suggest physicists should change their expectations.
