UK scientists, supported by STFC, have played a leading role in the discovery of a new subatomic particle at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.

A new subatomic particle known as the Ξcc⁺ has been discovered at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. This heavy proton-like ...

Researchers at CERN have announced a new particle that is like a slightly heavier version of the proton. This new particle, ...

Over a century ago, Ernest Rutherford discovered the proton by splitting the atom in a laboratory in Manchester. Today, ...

The new particle, named Xi-cc-plus, carries two heavy charm quarks and is about four times heavier than an ordinary proton.

Scientists at CERN’s LHCb experiment have discovered a new particle made of two charm quarks and one down quark.

Spread the loveIn a groundbreaking discovery that has been two decades in the making, scientists at CERN have unveiled a heavy cousin of the proton, known as the Ξcc+. This exciting find not only ...

Artist’s impression of the new particle, which contains two charm quarks and one down quark. (Image: CERN) Deep beneath the French-Swiss border, the world’s most powerful particle accelerator has once ...

A lot of the science from our accelerators is published long after collisions end, so storing experimental data for future physicists is crucial. About a billion pairs of particles collide every ...