Context: Scientists at CERN have discovered a new particle “Xi-cc⁺⁺” using the Large Hadron Collider.
Xi-cc⁺⁺ Particle:
- It is 4× heavier than a proton.
- Validates Standard Model predictions on quark interactions.
About Large Hadron Collider (LHC):
- World’s largest particle accelerator at CERN (Geneva, Switzerland–France border), built in a 27 km underground circular tunnel.
- Accelerates protons to near speed of light for high-energy collisions.
- Uses superconducting magnets maintained at 1.9 K (−271.3°C) via cryogenics.
- Recreates conditions of the early universe (Big Bang).
- Discovered Higgs Boson (2012) and several hadrons.
- Hadron: A quark-based composite particle bound by the strong nuclear force.
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