Hadron collider news

Here are some recent news updates about the Large Hadron Collider (LHC):

Recent Discoveries:

  1. New particle discovery: In March 2022, physicists at the LHC announced the discovery of a new particle, known as the "X(3872)", which is a meson made up of a charm quark and an anticharm quark. This discovery could help scientists better understand the strong nuclear force and the behavior of quarks.
  2. Higgs boson decay: In February 2022, researchers at the LHC reported new findings on the decay of the Higgs boson, which could help scientists better understand the fundamental forces of nature and the origins of mass.

Upgrades and Improvements:

  1. High-Luminosity LHC: The LHC is currently undergoing a major upgrade, known as the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC), which aims to increase the collider's luminosity (the number of collisions per second) by a factor of five. This upgrade is expected to be completed in 2026 and will allow scientists to collect more data and make new discoveries.
  2. New detectors: The LHC is also being equipped with new detectors, such as the ATLAS and CMS experiments, which will allow scientists to study the collisions in greater detail and make more precise measurements.

Future Plans:

  1. Future Circular Collider: The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is planning to build a new collider, known as the Future Circular Collider (FCC), which will be even more powerful than the LHC. The FCC is expected to be completed in the mid-2030s and will allow scientists to study the fundamental forces of nature at even higher energies.
  2. LHC upgrades: The LHC is also expected to undergo further upgrades in the coming years, including the installation of new magnets and the development of new detectors.

Recent Events:

  1. LHC shutdown: The LHC was shut down in December 2021 for a planned maintenance period, which allowed scientists to perform upgrades and repairs on the collider.
  2. CERN's 70th anniversary: In September 2022, CERN celebrated its 70th anniversary, marking seven decades of groundbreaking research and discoveries in particle physics.