With a mass similar to that of a gold nucleus, the top quark is the heaviest of the known quarks. The top quark is usually produced with its antiparticle in high-energy collisions. But studying the rare event when it’s not could lead to the discovery of new physics, such as a fourth “generation” of quark beyond the three that are known. Richard Hawkings of CERN explains what physicists can learn from the latest analysis of top quark experiments.
Posted on: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 19:30:00 +0000
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