LHCb

The LHCb experiment is on the LHC ring and specialises in investigating the slight differences between matter and antimatter by studying a type of particle called the “beauty quark” or “b quark”.

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ALICE and LHCb upgrade their data centres

In autumn 2018 and spring 2019, new data-centre modules were installed and commissioned at the ALICE and LHCb sites (points 2 and 8 of the LHC)

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Computing
24 May, 2019

Highlights from the 2019 Moriond conference (electroweak physics)

The latest experimental data provide more stringent tests of the Standard Model and of rare phenomena of the microworld

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Physics
29 March, 2019

LHCb sees a new flavour of matter–antimatter asymmetry

The LHCb collaboration has observed a phenomenon known as CP violation in the decays of a particle known as a D0 meson for the first time

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Physics
21 March, 2019
Physics
Press release
21 March, 2019

LHCb catches fast-spinning charmonium particle

The new particle, dubbed the ψ3(1D), was observed in data recorded between 2011 and 2018

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Physics
26 February, 2019

Transforming LHCb: What’s in store for the next two years?

The LHCb detector will undergo a metamorphosis during CERN’s second long shutdown (LS2)

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Experiments
05 February, 2019
Experiments
News
05 February, 2019

A bumper crop of LHC results at Quark Matter 2018

The main LHC collaborations present a wealth of new results at this year’s Quark Matter conference

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Physics
18 May, 2018

New measurement of particle’s lifetime intrigues physicists

A new measurement by the LHCb collaboration of the lifetime of a particle known as the charmed omega is inconsistent with previous estimates

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Physics
08 August, 2018

Driving over the detector

An image of the LHCb detector painted on the road into Point 8 will greet visitors to the site

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Experiments
16 August, 2018
Experiments
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16 August, 2018

LHCb images gallery

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Long live the doubly charmed particle

A year after the discovery of a new doubly charmed baryon, LHCb announces the measurement of its lifetime

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Physics
25 May, 2018
Physics
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25 May, 2018

LHC experiments highlight 2017 results

On 15 December, the LHC experiments ALICE, ATLAS, CMS and LHCb reviewed their recent experimental results

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Experiments
19 December, 2017
Experiments
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19 December, 2017

A very special run for the LHCb experiment

During the 2017 LHC special runs, the LHCb experiment collected proton-proton and proton-neon data simultaneously for the first time

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Experiments
30 November, 2017
Experiments
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30 November, 2017