The potential of CERNo European Center for Nuclear Researchcontinues to captivate the scientific community and beyond.
A decade after the discovery of Higgs bosonand after three years of maintenance, the world’s largest particle accelerator was reactivated this Tuesday to be able to operate at full capacity until 2026.
According to the operations director, Rende Steerenberg“a lot of data will be generated for experiments, which will be used to better understand the binding of the Higgs to other particles. The Higgs particle was discovered in 2012. All properties are not yet known, it is one of the questions that still needs to be answered. The other question has to do with dark matter. If clues about that were found in the accelerator, it would be really positive.”
CERN has already announced that three particles called “exotic”which may unlock some secrets of subatomic energy.
Journalist Claudio Rosmino points out that the scientists at this center want to continue to delve into the mysteries of the Higgs boson and the dark matter.
In an area located at a depth of one hundred meters, the particles will collide at the speed of light. The next three-year stage is full of challenges, studying the infinitely small to try to understand what has been beyond our comprehension until now.
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