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steve2470

(37,457 posts) Sat Jul 9, 2016, 09:13 PM Jul 2016

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Physicists confirm X(4140)

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/08/new_tetraquark_particle_x4140/

Physicsts from Syracuse University working in collaboration with scientists at CERN have confirmed the existence of a new tetraquark particle.

Known as X(4140), it is a rare particle with four quarks: two quarks and two antiquarks, according to the university.

X(4140) is a heavy particle with two charm and two strange quarks at its core.

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Physicists confirm X(4140) (Original Post) steve2470 Jul 2016 OP

They discovered four of them. longship Jul 2016 #1

Ask me if I give a quark? Lance Bass esquire Jul 2016 #2

I'll give a quark and raise you a tetragrammaton. ananda Jul 2016 #3

I'll see you and raise you an Armin Shimerman. cstanleytech Jul 2016 #4

Outstanding! FailureToCommunicate Jul 2016 #5

I'm in. 47of74 Jul 2016 #6

Hubba hubba...now that's one charming quark! ret5hd Jul 2016 #7

Oh I dont know, this one has a certain appeal :P lol cstanleytech Jul 2016 #8

You just want oo-mox. Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2016 #9

Tetragammatron? Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2016 #10

I read another article that said they also found 2 more particles heavier than this one greiner3 Jul 2016 #11

longship

(40,416 posts)

1. They discovered four of them.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Jul 9, 2016, 09:23 PM

Jul 2016

Ranging on the order just above 4GeV. At the LHCb detector.

Interesting stuff. The LHC is fucking awesome.

Click through!

R&K

Lance Bass esquire

(671 posts)

2. Ask me if I give a quark?

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Jul 9, 2016, 09:54 PM

Jul 2016

Lol...JK...Thanks for the info.

ananda

(28,860 posts)

3. I'll give a quark and raise you a tetragrammaton.

Reply to Lance Bass esquire (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 9, 2016, 11:45 PM

Jul 2016

cstanleytech

(26,291 posts)

4. I'll see you and raise you an Armin Shimerman.

Reply to ananda (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 10, 2016, 12:07 AM

Jul 2016

FailureToCommunicate

(14,014 posts)

5. Outstanding!

Reply to cstanleytech (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 10, 2016, 12:10 AM

Jul 2016

47of74

(18,470 posts)

6. I'm in.

Reply to cstanleytech (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 10, 2016, 12:10 AM

Jul 2016

ret5hd

(20,491 posts)

7. Hubba hubba...now that's one charming quark!

Reply to 47of74 (Reply #6)

Sun Jul 10, 2016, 07:33 AM

Jul 2016

cstanleytech

(26,291 posts)

8. Oh I dont know, this one has a certain appeal :P lol

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #7)

Mon Jul 11, 2016, 01:25 AM

Jul 2016

Fortinbras Armstrong

(4,473 posts)

9. You just want oo-mox.

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 03:35 PM

Jul 2016

Fortinbras Armstrong

(4,473 posts)

10. Tetragammatron?

Reply to ananda (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 03:36 PM

Jul 2016

It really is a "god particle". A Jewish one.

greiner3

(5,214 posts)

11. I read another article that said they also found 2 more particles heavier than this one

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Thu Jul 14, 2016, 03:48 PM

Jul 2016

Can't remember if they named them also

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