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  1. From partons to hadrons - CERN

    Oct 9, 2023 · They were able to follow the parton-to-hadron evolution from the parton shower stage, when the quarks and gluons are deconfined, to the hadronic phase, when the partons are confined …

  2. Accelerators - CERN

    The Large Hadron Collider is the most powerful accelerator in the world. It boosts particles, such as protons, which form all the matter we know. Accelerated to a speed close to that of light, they collide …

  3. 59 new hadrons and counting - CERN

    Mar 3, 2021 · The first hadron discovered at the LHC, χb (3P), was discovered by ATLAS, and the most recent ones include a new excited beauty strange baryon observed by CMS and four tetraquarks …

  4. The Large Hadron Collider | CERN

    The Large Hadron Collider The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator. It consists of a 27-kilometre ring of superconducting magnets with a number of …

  5. LHCb Collaboration discovers new proton-like particle | CERN

    Mar 17, 2026 · The LHCb experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has discovered a new particle consisting of two charm quarks and one down quark, a similar structure to the familiar proton, …

  6. Home | CERN

    CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is one of the world’s largest and most respected centres for scientific research. Its business is fundamental physics, finding out what the …

  7. A bestiary of exotic hadrons - CERN

    Feb 20, 2025 · The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has discovered 76 new particles so far. In addition to discovering the unique Higgs boson, the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator has …

  8. Facts and figures about the LHC - CERN

    Facts and figures about the LHC Why is it called the “Large Hadron Collider”? "Large" refers to its size, approximately 27km in circumference "Hadron" because it accelerates protons or ions, which belong …

  9. ALICE detects the conversion of lead into gold at the LHC - CERN

    May 8, 2025 · In a paper published in Physical Review Journals, the ALICE collaboration reports measurements that quantify the transmutation of lead into gold in CERN’s Large Hadron Collider …

  10. Experiments - CERN

    The biggest experiments at CERN operate at the Large Hadron Collider, seen here during the installation of the accelerator's dipole magnets (Image: Maximilien Brice/Claudia Marcelloni/CERN) …