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New Particle Discovered Chi-b(3p) - CERN / ATLAS

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The particle discovered is called the Chi-b(3P), which is a composite boson -- meaning that it's a boson that is not in and of itself a fundamental particle. Bosons are particles that are typically involved in carrying forces. The Chi-b(3P) particle is a type of boson called a meson, which are composed of quarks and their anti-quarks. Mesons are inherently unstable and are the product of high-energy collisions between quarks, which is why you need a particle accelerator to find them.

The Chi-b(3P) is a particle that was predicted by many theorists, but was not observed at previous experiments.

So what makes this so important? Well, studying mesons and bosons of this type of particle will help us to better understand the Strong force. The Strong force is one of the four fundamental forces, along with Gravity, Electromagnetism and the Weak force. Among other things, the Strong force is what binds particles together to form atoms, and as such is a very basic part of how the universe works.

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