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- 1Large Hadron Collider Shutdown Process Underway●The Disconnection of the Large Hadron Collider Has Begun
The Large Hadron Collider at CERN has begun its shutdown, or disconnection, marking the start of a planned pause in operations of the world's largest particle accelerator. The process involves powering down and decommissioning key systems. The shutdown is expected to allow upgrades that will boost the collider's luminosity for future physics runs, though no detailed timeline was given.
- 2Quantum simulator captures process that breaks quark strings●Quantum simulator captures a strange process that can break quark strings
Researchers report that a quantum simulator has captured a strange process capable of breaking quark strings, the bonds that hold quarks together inside particles. The experiment offers a way to observe string-breaking, a phenomenon in quantum chromodynamics that is otherwise out of reach for classical computers and conventional particle accelerators. Physicists say such simulations could deepen understanding of how matter behaves under extreme conditions.
- 3Polish Institute NCBJ Leads Neutrino Study At LHC●NCBJ Leads Study Of Neutrino Scattering At The Large Hadron Collider
The National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) is leading a study of neutrino scattering at the Large Hadron Collider. The work examines how neutrinos interact with matter at the highest collision energies available, a regime previously inaccessible to dedicated neutrino experiments. Researchers say the findings could sharpen understanding of the weak force and improve modelling of particle collisions at CERN's flagship accelerator.