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ALPHA experiment at CERN observes the influence of gravity on antimatter

The result is a milestone in the study of the properties and behaviour of antimatter

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Physics
27 September, 2023
Physics
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27 September, 2023

Improved ATLAS result weighs in on W boson

An improved ATLAS measurement of the W boson mass is in line with the Standard Model of particle physics

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Physics
23 March, 2023
Physics
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23 March, 2023

The Higgs boson, ten years after its discovery

The discovery of the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider and the progress made since then, have allowed physicists to make tremendous steps forward in our understanding of the universe

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Physics
04 July, 2022
Physics
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04 July, 2022

CERN experiments announce first indications of a rare Higgs boson process

The ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN have announced new results which show that the Higgs boson decays into two muons

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Physics
03 August, 2020
Physics
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03 August, 2020

Particle physicists update strategy for the future of the field in Europe

The CERN Council announced that it had unanimously updated the strategy intended to guide the future of particle physics in Europe within the global landscape

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Physics
19 June, 2020
Physics
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19 June, 2020

New Higgs results presented at 2019 EPS-HEP conference

ATLAS and CMS have studied the Higgs boson with the largest sample of proton–proton collision data recorded so far

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Physics
15 July, 2019
Physics
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15 July, 2019

In Granada, the European particle physics community prepares decisions for the future of the field

The European particle physics community is meeting this week in Granada, Spain, to discuss the roadmap for the future of the discipline

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Knowledge sharing
13 May, 2019
Knowledge sharing
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13 May, 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
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21 March, 2019

Rugby or football? ISOLDE reveals shape-shifting character of Mercury isotopes

An unprecedented combination of experimental nuclear physics and theoretical and computational modelling techniques has been brought together to reveal the full extent of the odd-even shape staggering of exotic mercury isotopes, and explain how it happens

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Physics
01 October, 2018
Physics
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01 October, 2018

Long-sought decay of Higgs boson observed

Six years after its discovery, the Higgs boson has at last been observed decaying to fundamental particles known as bottom quarks.

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Physics
28 August, 2018
Physics
Press release
28 August, 2018