Category: Physics
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Testing universality – particle equality at stake
In the world of elementary particles, there are twelve generic types of fermions (spin ½ particles): 3 up-type quarks, 3 down-type quarks, 3 charged leptons, and 3 neutrinos.
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Combining clues to solve the Higgs boson mystery
Since the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012, scientists have been on an epic quest to measure its properties and hunt for any clues that might reveal new physics beyond the Standard Model (SM).
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Unexplored Z Boson’s pathways in decays to muons and taus
The CMS Collaboration at CERN has conducted an analysis to explore the differences between tau leptons and muons, the two heavier cousins of the electron, and both also fundamental particles in the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics.
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From the Center of the Milky Way to CMS
The term “Dark Matter” was coined in 1933 by Fritz Zwicky.
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Transforming the landscape of highly energetic Higgs boson searches
A principal goal of the LHC and its high-luminosity upgrade is measuring the Higgs boson interaction with itself.
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To “b” or not to “b”: is there a new heavy Higgs boson decaying to b quarks?
A particle compatible with the Higgs boson of the standard model (SM) was observed in 2012 by the ATLAS and CMS Collaborations, with a mass of about 125 GeV.
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Searching For Signs of New Higgs Bosons
The 2012 discovery of the Higgs boson at the CERN LHC was a milestone confirmation of the Standard Model, a theoretical framework that describes all the known elementary particles – the fundamental building blocks of our universe – and their interactions.
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The heavy force-carriers at record energy
Our current understanding of the nature of elementary particles and their interactions is encapsulated in what is known as the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics.
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Game Changer: Machine Learning Transforms LHC Simulations
What do you do when you would like to play the newest computer game on your old computer, but the game is too demanding for your hardware?
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The quantum optician
Image credit: Jennifer James (Vanderbilt) Imagine going to an optician to check your vision.