Tag - Particle Physics

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First Detection of Exotic ‘X’ Particles in Quark-Gluon Plasma

Physicists have found evidence of rare X particles in the quark-gluon plasma produced in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The findings could redefine the kinds of particles that were abundant in the early universe. Credit: CERNIn the initial millionths of a second after the Big Bang, our universe was an agitated pull...

Uncovering the Secrets of the Big Bang With Machine Learning

A quark gluon plasma after the collision of two heavy nuclei. Credit: TU WienCan machine learning be used to reveal the secrets of the quark-gluon plasma?Yes, it can. However, only with advanced new methods.It can hardly be more complicated. Little particles whir around wildly with extremely high energy, many interactions happen in the...

Cosmic Physics Innovation: Researchers Produce Particle-Antiparticle Pairs From a Vacuum

Credit: XponentialdesignCosmic physics simulated on the tabletop as graphene enables the Schwinger effect, forming particle-antiparticle pairs.Researchers at The University of Manchester succeeded in observing the supposed Schwinger effect. The Schwinger effect is an evasive process that usually happens only in cosmic events. The group - based at the National Graphene Institute - accomplished to...