The Large Hadron Collider, which has been closed for nearly three years for the development of systems to withstand unpredictable levels of energy, has finally resumed scientific activities. The Hadron Collider, which was restarted today, presented a new discovery to the scientific world, hours after it started its operation.
Scientists at CERN (European Center for Nuclear Research) discovered three unprecedented exotic particles with the first run. Two of these particles became tetraquarks, consisting of four quarks, and one became pentaquark particles, consisting of five quarks. The new discovery once again proved the accuracy of the ‘Standard Model’ theory, which describes the fundamental particles found so far that make up the observed matter and the three fundamental forces that play an important role in their interaction.
Humanity has entered a new era of discovery
The new discovery, although not as big as the Higgs boson, according to scientists, gave an important clue for the future. Scientists stated that they believe the new discovery is very close to revealing one of the building blocks of the Hadron Collider, which has never been seen before but forms the universe.
While basic compounds in atoms, such as protons and neutrons, consist of three quarks, combinations of four and five quarks are extremely rare. In fact, until now it was assumed that these compounds only exist for a moment before they decompose into different kinds of particles. According to the scientists, the new discovery shows that we are in a time period like the 1950s, when the mystery about particles was most clarified.
In addition, scientists hope that the current work of the Large Hadron Collider will reveal evidence of physics that goes beyond the Standard Model to explain the nature of mysterious phenomena such as dark matter. With such evidence, it is predicted that there may be indications of new arrays of subatomic particles and even other dimensions in our universe.
What is a quark?
Quarks, which are fundamental particles and one of the basic components of matter, come together to form composite particles known as ‘hadron’. The Large Hadron Collider also collides protons, one of the most stable of these compound particles, with each other at close to the speed of light.
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