Particle physics articles from across Nature Portfolio

Questioning the validity of axioms can teach us about physics beyond the standard model. A recent search for the violation of charge conservation and the Pauli exclusion principle yields limits on these scenarios.

Electron capture in ¹⁶³Ho can be used to determine the electron neutrino mass. The Q value of this process is crucial for the evaluation of the systematic uncertainty in such a measurement, and a 50-fold improvement is now reported.

Quantum sensing exploits properties of quantum systems to go beyond what is possible with traditional measurement techniques, hence opening exciting opportunities in both low-energy and high-energy particle physics experiments.

The Majorana Demonstrator experiment reports searches for the violation of the Pauli exclusion principle and of charge conservation. In the absence of a signal, exclusion limits for these processes are reported.

The next generation of high energy particle colliders will have features that allows for highly granular detectors and current methods for particle collision reconstruction are limited. The authors explore machine learning algorithms for reconstructing events in electron-positron collisions for such future colliders obtaining a best-performing graph neural network that enhances the jet transverse momentum resolution by up to 50%, outperforming traditional methods and promising significant advancements in future collider measurements.

Antarctic observatory gathers the first clear evidence of mysterious subatomic particles from space.

A global effort to uncover the nature of the Universe has had resounding effects on scientists and society.

A stint at CERN exposed María Teresa Dova to longstanding collaborators and mentors, culminating in a successful bid to join a landmark project.

Theoretical physicist saw his eponymous particle discovered after 48 years.

Questioning the validity of axioms can teach us about physics beyond the standard model. A recent search for the violation of charge conservation and the Pauli exclusion principle yields limits on these scenarios.

Data from billions of proton collisions reveal that subatomic particles called W⁺ and W⁻ bosons keep company with a photon.