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General Physics Oct 1, 2024

A modular neutrino detector years in the making

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have joined collaborators from around the world to build a prototype neutrino detector that has now captured its first neutrino interactions ...

Astronomy Sep 25, 2024

How a nearby supernova left its mark on Earth life

When a massive star explodes as a supernova, it does more than release an extraordinary amount of energy. Supernovae explosions are responsible for creating some of the heavy elements, including iron, which is blasted out ...

General Physics Sep 22, 2024

New results from the CMS experiment put W boson mass mystery to rest

After an unexpected measurement by the Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF) experiment in 2022, physicists on the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment (CMS) at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) announced today a new mass measurement ...

General Physics Sep 17, 2024

CMS experiment at CERN weighs in on the W boson mass

The CMS experiment at CERN is the latest to weigh in on the mass of the W boson—an elementary particle that, along with the Z boson, mediates the weak force, which is responsible for a form of radioactivity and initiates ...

General Physics Sep 13, 2024

A fundamental magnetic property of the muon measured to unprecedented precision

Scientists have measured the magnetic moment of the muon to unprecedented precision, more than doubling the previous record.

General Physics Sep 10, 2024

First neutrinos detected at Fermilab short-baseline detector

Scientists working on the Short-Baseline Near Detector (SBND) at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have identified the detector's first neutrino interactions.

Astronomy Aug 29, 2024

Observatory reveals key evidence of cosmic ray acceleration limit in W51 for first time

The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) officially released the precise measurements of high-energy gamma radiation from the W51 complex, confirming it as a cosmic-ray accelerator boosting particles up to ...

General Physics Aug 22, 2024

Deviations in particle interactions point to the existence of new bosons

Professors Andreas Crivellin of the University of Zurich and Bruce Mellado of the University of the Witwatersrand and iThemba LABS in South Africa have documented deviations in the way particles interact. These deviations ...

General Physics Aug 16, 2024

Large Hadron Collider pipe brings search for elusive magnetic monopole closer than ever

New research using a decommissioned section of the beam pipe from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN has brought scientists closer than ever before to test whether magnetic monopoles exist.

General Physics Aug 5, 2024

Microwave popcorn to particle accelerators: Magnetrons show promise as radiofrequency source

A pocket-size gizmo that puts the "pop" in microwave popcorn could soon fuel particle accelerators of the future.

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