M. Bileska

Compositeness

The unprecedented energy of proton collisions at the LHC could be what scientists need to find a possible substructure for subatomic particles The Standard Model of particle physics tells us what elementary particles make up matter in the universe. As far as we know, the particles in the Standard Model are the basic building blocks of matter […]

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CMS, CERN

The CMS detector uses a huge solenoid magnet to bend the paths of particles from collisions in the LHC The Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) is a general-purpose detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). It has a broad physics programme ranging from studying the Standard Model (including the Higgs boson) to searching for extra dimensions and particles that could make up dark matter. Although it

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TOTEM

The ‘Total, elastic and diffractive cross-section measurement’ experiment studies particles thrust forward by collisions in the LHC When protons meet head-on at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the collisions provide a micro-laboratory to investigate many phenomena, including the protons themselves. This is the physics that the TOTEM experiment is designed to explore, by taking precise measurements of protons as

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The Z boson

The Z boson is a neutral elementary particle which – along with its electrically charged cousin, the W – carries the weak force Discovered in 1983 by physicists at the Super Proton Synchrotron at CERN, the Z boson is a neutral elementary particle. Like its electrically charged cousin, the W, the Z boson carries the weak force. The weak force

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Fresh antimatter study by ALICE collaboration will help with the search for dark matter

The study of light antinuclei – from creation to annihilation – will bolster future indirect dark matter searches This media update is part of a series related to the 2020 Large Hadron Collider Physics conference, taking place from 25 to 30 May 2020. Originally planned to take place in Paris, the conference is being held entirely

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MARS Bioimaging is seeking partners to better enable drug development and therapy monitoring for COVID-19 and other lung diseases

Background The current standard for definitive diagnosis of COVID-19 is the real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). While this is a highly sensitive and specific test for COVID-19, it does not measure the severity nor progress of the associated lung disease. Significance of CERN Technology/MARS imaging could help COVID-19 treatment monitoring and drug development Mars technology

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