Read article 'Taking top physics forward'
Taking top physics forward
LHCb has now made its first measurement of top quark production using Run-2 data collected in proton–proton collisions at the energy of 13 TeV.
Read article 'Taking top physics forward'
Read article 'ALICE puts limits on jet quenching in p–Pb collisions'
ALICE puts limits on jet quenching in p–Pb collisions
What are the essential requirements for the formation of a quark–gluon plasma? Do only the most violent, head-on lead–lead (Pb–Pb) interactions at the LHC provide such conditions?
Read article 'ATLAS illuminates the Higgs boson at 13 TeV'
ATLAS illuminates the Higgs boson at 13 TeV
The Higgs-to-two-photons decay played a crucial role in the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012 owing to the excellent mass resolution and well-modelled backgrounds in this channel.
Read article 'CMS searches for third-generation leptoquarks'
CMS searches for third-generation leptoquarks
Several phenomenological studies have suggested that anomalies in B decays could be explained by the existence of hypothetical new particles which couple to both leptons and quarks.
Read article 'Spotting the first extragalactic planets'
Spotting the first extragalactic planets
Radiation emitted around a distant black hole has revealed the existence of extragalactic planets in a galaxy 3.8 billion light years away.
Read article 'Aharon Casher 1941–2018'
Aharon Casher 1941–2018
Key and long-lasting contributions across theoretical physics
Read article 'Europe defines astroparticle strategy'
Europe defines astroparticle strategy
Multi-messenger astronomy, neutrino physics and dark matter are among several topics set to take priority in Europe, according to a report by the Astroparticle Physics European Consortium (APPEC).
Read article 'Neutrons cooled for interrogation'
Neutrons cooled for interrogation
Researchers at TRIUMF in Canada have reported the first production of ultracold neutrons (UCN), marking an important step towards a future neutron electric dipole moment (nEDM) experiment at the Vanco...
Read article 'Lithuania formalises CERN membership'
Lithuania formalises CERN membership
Lithuania’s relationship with CERN dates back to an International Cooperation Agreement signed in 2004, with Lithuanian researchers contributing to the CMS experiment since 2007.
Read article 'LHC prepares for final year of Run 2'
LHC prepares for final year of Run 2
Since 4 December, around 500 technicians and engineers have been working flat-out to maintain and upgrade the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and other parts of the CERN accelerator complex. The current y...
