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Old 23-12-2011, 09:32 AM
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LHC finds new Chi-b(3P) particle

The Sydney Morning Herald reports today that the Large Hadron Collider
has discovered a heavier variant of a sub-atomic particle first discovered
25 years ago.

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Originally Posted by Sydney Morning Herald
The newcomer is called Chi-b(3P), which was uncovered in the debris from colliding protons, according to research published in the open-access online journal arxiv.

Like the elusive Higgs and the photon, it is a boson, meaning it is a particle that carries force.
Story here -
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci...#ixzz1hIzfhOaG
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