symmetry magazine https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/ dimensions of particle physics en Sun, 13 Oct 2024 08:47:23 -0500 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 07:36:52 -0500 US physicists prioritize closer study of the Higgs https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/us-physicists-prioritize-closer-study-of-the-higgs?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Physicists in the United States support the development of an off-shore Higgs Factory.

Kimberly Hickok 55860 2024-10-08T07:36:52-0500 symmetry magazine
Students become scientists on International Cosmic Day https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/students-become-scientists-on-international-cosmic-day?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Every November, students, teachers and scientists worldwide gather virtually to learn about Earth’s cosmic visitors.

Chris Patrick 55857 2024-10-01T08:29:13-0500 symmetry magazine
Explain it in 60 Seconds: Quantum entanglement https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/explain-it-in-60-seconds-quantum-entanglement?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

The CMS and ATLAS experiments recently detected quantum entanglement between top quarks in high-energy collisions at the LHC. What does that mean?

Regina Demina and Kathryn Jepsen 55852 2024-09-24T07:52:59-0500 symmetry magazine
New results from the CMS experiment put W boson mass mystery to rest https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/new-results-from-the-cms-experiment-put-w-boson-mass-mystery-to-rest?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Physicists on the CMS experiment announce the most elaborate mass measurement of a particle that has captivated the physics community for decades.

55845 2024-09-17T09:28:28-0500 symmetry magazine
Explain it in 60 seconds: W boson https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/explain-it-in-60-seconds-w-boson?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Meet the short-lived particle that helps the sun shine.

Josh Bendavid and Sarah Charley 55843 2024-09-10T11:19:24-0500 symmetry magazine
Physics beyond the imaginable https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/physics-beyond-the-imaginable?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

The CMS experiment is developing a new type of trigger that looks for anomalies.

Sarah Charley 55839 2024-09-03T09:22:19-0500 symmetry magazine
LZ experiment sets new record in search for dark matter https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/lz-experiment-sets-new-record-in-search-for-dark-matter?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

New results from the world’s most sensitive dark matter detector put the best-ever limits on particles called WIMPs, a leading candidate for what makes up our universe’s invisible mass.

Lauren Biron 55829 2024-08-26T08:14:30-0500 symmetry magazine
The adaptable physicist https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/the-adaptable-physicist?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Edgar Marrufo Villalpando went from Mexico to the United States and from computational physics to astronomical instrumentation to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a physicist.

Madeleine O’Keefe 55821 2024-08-20T08:24:21-0500 symmetry magazine
DUNE scientists observe first neutrinos with prototype detector at Fermilab https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/dune-scientists-observe-first-neutrinos-with-prototype-detector-at-fermilab?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

The prototype of a novel particle detection system for the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment successfully recorded its first accelerator neutrinos.

55823 2024-08-12T09:49:22-0500 symmetry magazine
Explain it in 60 Seconds: Lattice QCD https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/explain-it-in-60-seconds-lattice-qcd?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Lattice gauge theory, or lattice QCD, is a calculation method that helps scientists make predictions about the behavior of quarks at low energies.

Sarah Charley 55816 2024-07-25T10:31:50-0500 symmetry magazine