Read article 'ALICE extends quenching studies to softer jets'
ALICE extends quenching studies to softer jets
Jet modification effects are predicted to be strongest in this kinematic region.
Read article 'ALICE extends quenching studies to softer jets'
Read article 'Plasma polarised by spin-orbit effect'
Plasma polarised by spin-orbit effect
Though several mysteries remain, the ALICE collaboration has uncovered evidence that quark-gluon plasmas with extreme angular momenta become polarised.
Read article 'LHC and RHIC heavy ions dovetail in Wuhan'
LHC and RHIC heavy ions dovetail in Wuhan
Quark Matter 2019 heard about new probes of the quark-gluon plasma, including first observations of the exotic hadron X(3872) and top-antitop production.
Read article 'LHC at 10: the physics legacy'
LHC at 10: the physics legacy
The LHC’s physics programme has transformed our understanding of elementary particles, writes Michelangelo Mangano.
Read article 'More plasma quenching seen in wide jets'
More plasma quenching seen in wide jets
The quark-gluon plasma has a characteristic angular scale below which high-momentum shower components are not resolved, but interact as a single partonic fragment.
Read article 'Beauty baryons strike again'
Beauty baryons strike again
The LHCb experiment has observed new beauty-baryon states, consistent with theoretical expectations for excited Ωb− baryons.
Read article 'Hypertriton lifetime puzzle nears resolution'
Hypertriton lifetime puzzle nears resolution
A new measurement by ALICE casts recent debates on this bound state of a proton, neutron and Λ in a new light.
Read article 'ALICE probes extreme electromagnetic fields'
ALICE probes extreme electromagnetic fields
When fewer than half the available lead nucleons merge and form a quark–gluon plasma, the spectators generate the strongest electromagnetic fields yet probed by scientists.
Read article 'Odessa conference surveys new trends'
Odessa conference surveys new trends
The 2019 edition of New Trends in High Energy Physics had an emphasis on heavy-ion physics and strong interactions.
Read article 'Exotic hadrons take centre stage in Guilin'
Exotic hadrons take centre stage in Guilin
HADRON2019 reviewed studies of exotic states at facilities around the world.
