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Thick-skinned: Scientists determine the thickness of neutron “skin” in lead-208 nuclei

This is the first measurement of the neutron skin of lead-208 using exchanges predominantly involving gluons and it can provide insight into the structure of nuclei and neutron stars

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15 November, 2023

ISOLDE sees shape shifting in gold nuclei

The finding comes a little more than 50 years after the phenomenon was first discovered at the facility in mercury nuclei

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15 November, 2023
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15 November, 2023

CMS presents its latest search for new exotic particles

This search for exotic long-lived particles looks at the possibility of “dark photon” production, which would occur when a Higgs boson decays into muons displaced in the detector

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10 November, 2023

The November/December issue of the CERN Courier is out

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02 November, 2023
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02 November, 2023

ATLAS and CMS unite to weigh in on the top quark

The new result combines 15 previous measurements to give the most precise determination of the top-quark mass to date

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11 October, 2023

Symposium: Celebrating electroweak milestones | 31 October

CERN Science Gateway will host its first scientific event to celebrate 50 years since Gargamelle discovered neutral currents and 40 years since UA1 and UA2 discovered the W and Z bosons

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10 October, 2023
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10 October, 2023

In search of supersymmetric dark matter

The ATLAS collaboration sets stringent limits on the existence of supersymmetric dark matter particles

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09 October, 2023
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09 October, 2023

From partons to hadrons

The CMS collaboration sheds light on hadron formation

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09 October, 2023
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09 October, 2023

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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27 September, 2023
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27 September, 2023

ATLAS measures strength of the strong force with record precision

The result showcases the power of the LHC to push the precision frontier and improve our understanding of nature

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25 September, 2023