Articles tagged with Particle Physics
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara extend search for quantum black holes at the LHC, using a novel method to search for new particles. The study informs theories on spacetime structure and provides an exclusion limit on the existence of these tiny objects.
Researchers at the University of Oxford have confirmed the existence of quantum entanglement in particles produced in the Large Hadron Collider. The discovery, published in Physical Review Letters, provides strong evidence for entanglement among the heaviest and most fleeting particles ever created.
Researchers at ETH Zurich and PSI have developed a method to produce muonium, a neutral atom that could help investigate the gravitational interaction of the muon. This breakthrough may challenge Einstein's Theory of Gravity, potentially revealing a fifth force or new understanding of particle behavior.
Researchers identified three unconventional quantum materials that can amplify tiny dark matter signals, outperforming existing detectors. These materials, including titanium diselenide, could detect light dark matter particles with unprecedented sensitivity, potentially unlocking a new frontier in dark matter research.
The XENON Collaboration detects low-energy solar neutrinos with unprecedented precision, expanding our understanding of neutrino physics and the search for dark matter. The observation demonstrates the power of advanced technologies in rare event physics, enabling new windows into the universe.
Scientists at MIT have shown that a neutrino laser, proposed to produce a concentrated beam of neutrinos, is impossible due to recoil and fermionic nature. The research demonstrates that the concept, previously thought to be plausible, is fundamentally flawed.
Researchers at the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment have recorded a single particle interaction that is difficult to explain with known background signals from normal matter. This finding, although not yet conclusive, is the most compelling hint of dark matter reported by the experiment to date.
Physicists at Osaka Metropolitan University have performed a full calculation within Glauber theory, overcoming computational challenges to accurately reproduce experimental data. The results demonstrate that the full Glauber calculation can provide a reliable framework for predicting nuclear collision outcomes.
Researchers review functional hybrids of liquid crystals and nanomaterials, enabling advanced multifunctional materials with tunable properties. These materials can display photothermal response, color switching, and encryption, among other capabilities.
Physicists recreate primordial matter by smashing small atomic nuclei, revealing a bowling-pin-shaped pattern that provides insights into atomic nuclei. The research, published in Physical Review Letters, could lead to a paradigm shift in understanding nuclear structure and the strong force.
The €6 million 'BabyIAXO' magnet system at the University of Bonn will search for the axion, a particle that could explain a long-standing problem in the Standard Model of particle physics. The project's success would provide proof of the axion's existence and solve the 'strong CP problem'.
Researchers at CERN's Large Hadron Collider have made a groundbreaking discovery that challenges the long-standing theory of how gluons behave inside atomic nuclei. The study, led by University of Kansas physicist Daniel Tapia Takaki, used incoherent J/ψ photonuclear production to probe the underlying gluon structure with unprecedented...
The competition brings seven teams together to pitch optics and photonics technologies with cash prizes and industry mentorship. Previous winners include Max-IR Labs, Advanced Optronics, and Coalesenz.
A team of scientists has analyzed the activity of blazar PKS 2155-304 over a long period, finding no correlation between events in different radiation ranges. The data also failed to show the expected relationship between X-ray flares and higher-energy photon observations.
The BESIII Collaboration identified the dominant constituent of the X(2370) as a pseudoscalar glueball with spin-parity quantum numbers of 0⁻⁺. This discovery provides decisive validation of quantum chromodynamics at low energies and represents an entirely new form of matter.
Researchers from the Double Chooz collaboration have measured antineutrino emission from spent nuclear fuel for the first time. This discovery opens new perspectives for reactor monitoring, nuclear safety, and safeguards.
Simulations have revealed the strongest accelerations ever produced on earth, opening a new dimension in QCD research. The peak proper acceleration reaches several hundred MeV at both low and high collision energies, depending only weakly on the collision's head-on nature.
The Genesis Mission aims to accelerate breakthroughs in energy, scientific discovery and national security through AI-powered research. Texas A&M University has joined the initiative, contributing to a unified discovery platform connecting government, industry, academia and philanthropy.
Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University developed a practical imaging technique to visualize surface plasmon polaritons, electromagnetic waves traveling along metal surfaces. The method uses quantum dots to create sensitizers that can capture images of the waves under normal laboratory conditions.
Researchers develop air-stable surface electrene, BaSiN2:O, with ultralow work function and freely floating electrons. This material catalyzes ammonia synthesis under mild conditions, overcoming previous air instability limitations.
Physicists at UC Irvine have developed an AI system called Autonomous Model Builder that can autonomously design theoretical physics models, helping identify promising new explanations for the behavior of neutrinos. The system uses reinforcement learning and is designed to assist human physicists in narrowing down vast theory spaces.
Researchers have created stable patterns of light called optical skyrmions using a laser and a small circular disc, generating up to four related topological field patterns simultaneously. This method offers a simpler way to generate, study and adjust optical skyrmions, which hold potential for future data storage and computing systems.
Ionut Farcas uses reduced modeling to simulate plasma physics, reducing computation time from days to seconds. This enables real-time control and decision making in nuclear fusion devices.
A new method analyzes AI models' learned features to group materials by structural and spectral similarity, revealing key factors influencing material properties. This approach opens up new possibilities for designing materials with specific and useful properties.
A University of Birmingham scientist creates a 'mini universe' with ultracold atoms to test ideas in quantum cosmology and gravity. The experiment demonstrates that time can emerge from changes within a quantum system, revealing a version of time known as 'entropic time', which flows consistently and orders events.
The JUNO Collaboration has made the high-precision measurement of two key oscillation parameters, reducing associated uncertainties by a factor of 1.6 compared to past decades. This result validates detector performance and analysis methodology, establishing JUNO as a key player in precision neutrino oscillation physics.
Scientists have successfully synthesized a new fullerene material that exhibits metallic behavior even under cryogenic temperatures. This discovery challenges conventional understanding of the Mott metal-insulator transition and has significant implications for future electronics and quantum technologies.
Oxygen isotopes in forsterite affect Raman spectroscopy results by causing frequency shifts, lower symmetry, and peak splitting, leading to broader peaks. The study provides a theoretical framework for better interpretation of spectra data.
Researchers at Colorado State University have measured a hydrogen proton's radius to be 0.84 femtometers, resolving the long-standing scientific discrepancy that has puzzled scientists for years. The finding confirms the Standard Model theory and opens a door for further study, revealing subtle issues in earlier measurements.
Researchers at Nagoya Institute of Technology have developed new guidelines for mixing dense suspensions, reducing impeller speed and energy requirements. The study's findings suggest that placing the impeller near the solid-liquid interface improves energy efficiency in baffled conditions.
Scientists have directly imaged the effect of short current pulses on skyrmions, finding that they break up into disordered patterns before re-forming in a predictable manner. This discovery opens up new possibilities for computing concepts like probabilistic computing.
Researchers established the first complete, exactly solvable framework that unifies all seven fundamental localization phases in quasiperiodic systems. The framework also points to a concrete route for realizing predicted physics with ultracold atoms, offering new opportunities for experimental realization.
Researchers developed a memory technology that stores data using almost no electricity by controlling spin states through temperature changes. The approach reduces energy consumption by up to 66 times compared to existing methods, making it suitable for low-power memory technologies.
Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have discovered that varying particle sizes in solid electrolytes reduces tortuosity and enhances ion transport pathways, leading to improved battery performance. This breakthrough could significantly enhance the charging and discharging capabilities of electric vehicles.
The Muon g-2 collaboration has made a significant contribution to the measurement of the muon's anomalous magnetic moment, achieving a precision of 127 parts per billion. The team's international collaboration and innovative methods have enabled them to explore subtle wobbles in the subatomic particle.
A Tokyo Metropolitan University scientist has proposed using standard synchrotron facilities to study dark photons, a key step in the hunt for dark matter. The method uses radiation safety monitoring data to estimate limits on dark photon properties.
A new detector technology has been developed to track elementary particles in large volumes of unsegmented scintillator material. The system uses a plenoptic camera and single-photon avalanche diode array sensors to achieve high-resolution 3D tracking, even in photon-starved conditions.
An international team of physicists has achieved unprecedented accuracy in computing the magnetic properties of the muon using Jülich supercomputers. The result resolves long-standing uncertainty between theory and experiment, achieving a precision that reduces the uncertainty by a factor of 1.6.
A novel nickel-based Pickering emulsion catalyst enables gram-scale synthesis of high-purity benzaldehyde with co-produced hydrogen, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional fine chemical synthesis. The synergistic effect of photon-heteroatom jointly promoted redox cycling accelerates the dehydrogenation reaction.
An international team of physicists has achieved a breakthrough in understanding the muon's magnetic moment, resolving a decades-long discrepancy between theory and experiment. The study delivers the most precise calculation to date of a key component underpinning the muon's magnetism, agreeing with experimental measurements within jus...
Researchers discovered a way to tune the quantum properties of tiny defects in diamond by stretching or compressing the crystal, enabling next-generation sensors with unprecedented precision. The silicon-vacancy center, a promising building block for quantum devices, responds predictably to mechanical deformation.
A study led by University of California, Riverside graduate student Yash Aggarwal suggests that dark matter decays could have seeded the direct collapse of galaxies into giant black holes. The research found that a window of dark matter masses between 24 and 27 electronvolts could produce conditions for black hole formation.
Researchers have successfully created a high-efficiency quantum light source that emits bright lights even at room temperature using 2D semiconductors. The achievement is made possible by confining excitons in a tiny region via nanohole-induced confinement and neutralizing excess charges.
Researchers at Ohio State University have discovered a new method for controlling superconductivity by manipulating the surrounding environment. By adjusting electron interactions, they were able to switch the material's superconductivity on and off, revealing a simpler way to control atomic power behind superconductivity.
Researchers have successfully detected an exotic atomic nucleus state, bound solely by the strong interaction, in a carbon isotope experiment. The discovery sheds new light on the properties of this fundamental force and its role in shaping particle masses.
A team of physicists has confirmed the mass of the fundamental W boson particle using an ultra-precise measurement, reaffirming the Standard Model's predictions. The new measurement is based on over 1 billion proton-colliding events produced by the Large Hadron Collider and is in line with previous experiments.
Researchers have observed evidence of a new type of mesic nucleus, which could provide insight into the vacuum structure and mass generation mechanism. The discovery was made using a high-precision experiment at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Germany.
Researchers at the University of Rochester have developed a squeezed phonon laser that precisely controls individual particles of vibration or sound, allowing for accurate measurements of gravity and other forces. This technology has the potential to create more accurate, 'unjammable' navigation systems without relying on satellites.
Researchers from Heidelberg University and international partners have optimized their ECHo experiments to determine the neutrino mass. They achieved a lower upper limit on the neutrino mass scale than previous similar experiments, paving the way for future large-scale investigations.
Researchers successfully captured singlet-fission-amplified excitons with a molybdenum-based emitter, achieving 130% quantum yield and pushing the limits of solar cell efficiency. The team used a metal complex called 'spin-flip' emitter to harvest multiplied energy from singlet fission.
Researchers discovered a new material, boron arsenide, that exhibits record-high coherence of optical phonons due to suppression of three-phonon scattering. This finding holds promise for the development of quantum phononics and could aid in managing excess heat in electronics.
Scientists from the University of Manchester led the discovery of the new Ξcc+- (Xi-cc-plus) particle, a heavy proton-like particle containing two charm quarks and one down quark. The particle was identified using the upgraded LHCb detector and has a mass of 3619.97 MeV/c².
Researchers at Rice University explored how artificial intelligence and machine learning can accelerate discoveries in the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). The workshop aimed to integrate AI techniques into the massive computing ecosystem powering the experiment.
Tova Holmes and Larry Lee will work on the CMS upgrade and search for new particles at Fermilab, while also promoting the laboratory's Distinguished Researcher program. They aim to strengthen connections between the university and the national lab, bringing students and postdocs to the lab for hands-on learning opportunities.
Researchers observe rare nuclear isomer in ytterbium-150, measuring its half-life and establishing its decay scheme. The study reveals an isomeric relay mechanism, shifting the configuration of nuclei within the 10+ isomeric chain, extending its persistence into the proton drip line region.
The Global Physics Summit will feature over 12,000 individual presentations on new research in astrophysics, particle physics, and quantum information science. Registered journalists and public information officers will receive daily emails with information during the meeting.
Physicists have developed a more accurate method for estimating the impact of calculations that are not performed in high-energy particle collisions. The new approach uses perturbative calculations to reduce uncertainties present in previous simulations.
The University of Bath has been welcomed as a full member of the CMS Collaboration at CERN, gaining access to latest data, facilities, and computing infrastructure. The partnership strengthens the university's research impact in particle physics, enabling advancements in detector upgrades and cooling systems.
Experiments with tin isotopes rich in neutrons provide key physics insights into nuclear stability and element formation. The results help theoretical physicists improve models and establish the doubly-magic nature of tin-132.
Researchers used computer simulations to study the behavior of exhaust particles in tokamaks. They found that the toroidal rotation of plasma plays a key role in determining where particles land in the machine's exhaust system. This discovery could help engineers design divertors better equipped to handle intense heat.