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Light seen bouncing off light at high energies for the first time

Physicists could use ‘light-by-light scattering’ to test existence of new particles.
Researchers used the ATLAS detector, seen here under construction, to spot rare ‘light-by-light’ scattering.

Researchers used the ATLAS detector, seen here under construction, to spot rare ‘light-by-light’ scattering. Maximilien Brice/CERN

Particles of light have been spotted scattering off each other at high energy for the first time.

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Nature 548, 374 (2017)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-017-02643-x

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