Scientists detect subatomic particle

AFP – Fri, Apr 27, 2012

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  A European Organization for Nuclear Research scientist checks a monitor during an experiment (AFP/File, Fabrice Coffrini)
  

European scientists said Friday they had detected a subatomic particle that sheds light on one of the basic forces of nature which determines the structure of matter.

The particle, a baryon called Xi_b, cannot be detected directly as it is too unstable, but scientists observed traces of it in a test at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research's Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

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