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sciencealert.com - Cern discovers new particle after upgrading large hadron colliderCERN Discovers New Particle After Upgrading Large Hadron ColliderThe Large Hadron Collider has discovered a new particle, the 80th identified so far by the world's most powerful particle smasher, Europe's CERN physics laboratory announced Tuesday.
The new particle has been named "Xi-cc-plus".
Scientists hope the particle – which is similar to a proton but four times heavier – will reveal more about the strange behaviour of quantum mechanics.
All the matter around us – including the protons and neutrons that make up the nucleus of atoms – is made of baryons.
These common particles are composed of three quarks, which are fundamental building blocks of matter.
Quarks come in six "flavours": up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom. Each has varying mass, electric charge, and quantum properties.
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