How most of the universe's visible mass is generated: Experiments explore emergence of hadron mass

Deep in the heart of the matter, some numbers don't add up. For example, while protons and neutrons are made of quarks, ...

First observation of single top quark production with W and Z bosons

The experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) detect rare events on a daily basis, but some are exceptionally rare, such ...
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Simultaneous production of a top quark and a photon observed for the first time

Observational first: physicists have used the ATLAS experiment at CERN to observe the production of top-quark and photon pairs. (Courtesy: CERN) For the first time, particle physicists have observed ...
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A new particle detector is ready to probe 'ashes' of the Big Bang after passing its 'standard candle' test

A new particle detector has passed a crucial test that shows it is ready to detect the "ashes" left over from a unique primordial soup that filled the universe immediately after the Big Bang. The ...
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First-ever single top quark production with W and Z bosons observed by scientists

The astonishing result, achieved by the CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) collaboration, represents the first-ever observation of ...