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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LHCb tightens precision on key measurements of matter–antimatter asymmetry

The LHCb collaboration’s new measurements of matter–antimatter asymmetry in decays of beauty particles are the most precise yet of their kind

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Physics
13 June, 2023

LHCb begins using unique approach to process collision data in real time

Using a new system called real-time analysis, the LHCb collaboration has made filtering and analysing experiment data simpler and faster

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Experiments
01 March, 2023

Discover the new LHCb exhibition

CERN’s Exhibitions section and LHCb have teamed up to overhaul the experiment’s public exhibition, which is now open to visitors – don’t miss it!

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At CERN
07 March, 2023
At CERN
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07 March, 2023

LHCb releases first set of data to the public

The LHCb collaboration has released data from Run 1 of the LHC to the public for the first time, allowing research to be conducted by anyone in the world

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Knowledge sharing
08 December, 2022
Knowledge sharing
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08 December, 2022

LHCb brings leptons into line

Simultaneous measurements of rare B-meson decays using the full LHC Run 1 and 2 data samples agree with the predictions of the Standard Model, superseding previous results that had indicated intriguing departures from the 50-year old theory

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Physics
20 December, 2022
Physics
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20 December, 2022

First lead-ion collisions in the LHC at record energy

On Friday, 18 November, a test using collisions of lead ions was carried out in the LHC and provided an opportunity for the experiments to validate the new detectors and new data-processing systems ahead of next year’s lead-lead physics run.

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Experiments
23 November, 2022
Experiments
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23 November, 2022

LHCb’s new VELO springs into action

The subdetector aligned more closely with the LHC beam than ever before, marking an important milestone in LHCb data taking

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Experiments
26 October, 2022
Experiments
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26 October, 2022

LHCb 2022 PhD Thesis and Early-Career Scientist Awards

On 14 June, LHCb, which comprises over 1000 authors and 400 PhD students, announced the winners of the 2022 PhD Thesis and Early-Career Scientist Awards

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Experiments
19 July, 2022

The new LHCb VELO

The VELO (Vertex Locator), the most recent addition to LHCb, was successfully installed a few weeks before the start of Run 3

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Experiments
05 July, 2022
Experiments
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05 July, 2022

LHCb discovers three new exotic particles

The collaboration has observed a new kind of “pentaquark” and the first-ever pair of “tetraquarks”

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Physics
05 July, 2022

LHC Run 3: physics at record energy starts tomorrow

The Large Hadron Collider is ready to once again start delivering proton collisions to experiments, this time at an unprecedented energy of 13.6 TeV, marking the start of the accelerator’s third run of data taking for physics

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Physics
04 July, 2022