New particle discovered by Large Hadron Collider

PARIS: The Large Hadron Collider has discovered a new particle, the 80th identified so far by the world’s most powerful particle smasher, Europe’s CERN physics laboratory announced on Tuesday. The new particle has been named “Xi-cc-plus”. The Large Hadron Collider is a 27-kilometre-long proton-smashing ring running about 100 metres below France and Switzerland. The latest discovery comes as CERN plans to build an even bigger particle smasher, the Future Circular Collider, to continue probing ...

17 Mar, 08:00 — 18 Mar, 03:05

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The discovery of new particles at the Large Hadron Collider is significant because it helps physicists test and refine the Standard Model of particle physics, our current best theory of fundamental particles and forces. Each new particle found can either confirm existing theories or point towards new physics beyond our current understanding.

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The GuardianMostly Factual51d ago

Scientists discover heavier version of proton with upgraded detector

Snappily named Xi-cc-plus, Cern physicists spotted the particle in shower of debris that lit up Large Hadron Collider Scientists at the Cern nuclear physics laboratory near Geneva have discovered a heavier version of the proton, the subatomic particle that sits at the heart of every known atom in the universe. They spotted the particle in a shower of debris that lit up a detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), located deep beneath the ground at Cern, which smashes protons together at cl...

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DawnMostly Factual50d ago