LHCb

The LHCb experiment is on the LHC ring and specialises in investigating the slight differences between matter and antimatter by studying a type of particle called the “beauty quark” or “b quark”.

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First observation of CP violation in the decays of B0s meson

The LHCb collaboration has just submitted for publication a paper outlining the first observation of CP violation in the decays of B0s meson

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Experiments
24 April, 2013

A new “culprit” for matter-antimatter asymmetry

The LHCb collaboration has recently observed matter-antimatter asymmetries in the decays of the B<sup>0</sup><sub>s</sub> meson

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Experiments
24 April, 2013

LHCb experiment observes new matter-antimatter difference

The LHCb collaboration has made the first observation of matter-antimatter asymmetry in the decays the B<sup>0</sup><sub>s</sub>

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Physics
24 April, 2013

An extra dimension for LHCb

Analysing data from LHCb in five dimensions rather than two could open up a new world of precision measurement

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Experiments
02 April, 2013
Experiments
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02 April, 2013

LHCb studies particle tipping the matter-antimatter scales

The LHCb experiment at CERN reports precise new measurements—but leaves open the question of why our matter-dominated universe exists

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Experiments
12 March, 2013

More statistics, less surprise for LHCb

The LHCb collaboration has recently announced new results for a parameter that measures the CP violation effect in particles containing charm quarks

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Experiments
12 March, 2013
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12 March, 2013

LHCb pins down X(3872) quantum numbers

The LHCb collaboration has now reported a new analysis of the decay chain of an unconventional hadron, the X(3872)

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Experiments
26 February, 2013
Experiments
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26 February, 2013

Proton-lead run brings new physics reach to LHCb

In the recent lead-proton run at the LHC, the Large Hadron Collider beauty experiment took proton-ion data for the first time

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Experiments
19 February, 2013
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19 February, 2013

Protons on ions brings new physics to LHCb

The Large Hadron Collider beauty experiment took proton-ion data for the first time last month

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Experiments
19 February, 2013
Experiments
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19 February, 2013

Highlights from CERN in 2012

A Higgs-like boson, more new particles and record performance at the LHC: 2012 has been good to CERN

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Experiments
21 December, 2012
Experiments
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21 December, 2012

LHC and experiments give round-up of first three years

Highlights included sensitive searches for new physics, the decay of a Bs meson, quark-gluon plasma and insights on the structure of the proton

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Accelerators
13 December, 2012
Accelerators
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13 December, 2012

LHCb presents evidence of rare B decay

At the Hadron Collider Symposium in Kyoto, LHCb presented a 3.5-sigma result for a B<sup>0</sup><sub>S</sub> particle decaying into two muons

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Experiments
12 November, 2012
Experiments
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12 November, 2012