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Cosmic rays throw up surprises, again

Cosmic-ray data collected by the AMS detector on the International Space Station again challenge conventional theory of cosmic-ray origin and propagation

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29 May, 2020
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29 May, 2020

CERN collaborations present new results on particles with charm quarks

The ALICE, CMS and LHCb collaborations present new measurements that show how particles containing charm quarks can serve as “messengers” of hadrons and the quark–gluon plasma, carrying information about these forms of matter

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Physics
29 May, 2020

Fresh antimatter study by ALICE will help with search for dark matter

The study of light antinuclei – from creation to annihilation – will bolster future indirect dark matter searches

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Physics
28 May, 2020

ISOLDE scores a first with laser spectroscopy of short-lived radioactive molecules

The result represents an essential step towards using these molecules for fundamental physics research and beyond

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Physics
27 May, 2020

ATLAS probes dark matter using the Higgs boson

The Higgs boson plays a crucial role in the search for dark matter at the Large Hadron Collider

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Physics
07 May, 2020

ASACUSA researchers create and study new exotic atom at PSI

Further studies could be used to test the Standard Model of particle physics

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Physics
06 May, 2020

Searching for matter–antimatter asymmetry in the Higgs boson–top quark interaction

The ATLAS and CMS collaborations used the full LHC Run 2 dataset to obtain new insights into the interaction

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Physics
29 April, 2020

Update of the European Strategy for particle physics postponed

The extraordinary session of the CERN Council scheduled for 25 May will be replaced by a discussion via videoconference to determine the next steps in the process

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Physics
07 April, 2020

New LHCb analysis still sees previous intriguing results

The new analysis continues to find tension with the Standard Model, but more data are needed to identify its cause

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Physics
10 March, 2020

ALPHA reports first measurements of certain quantum effects in antimatter

The measurements are consistent with predictions for “normal” matter and pave the way for future precision studies

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Physics
19 February, 2020