: a branch of physics dealing with the constitution, properties, and interactions of elementary particles especially as revealed in experiments using particle accelerators
called alsohigh-energy physics
particle physicistnoun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebGetting with the Program U.S. particle physics subsists on a little more than $1 billion per year, primarily from the National Science Foundation and the DOE’s Office of Science. Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2022 Now, by exploiting a high-precision determination of the quark-gluon content of the proton and by examining 35 years’ worth of data, particle physics data researchers have discovered evidence that the proton does contain intrinsic charm quarks. Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2022 Though the discrepancy is tiny, the results, described in a paper published in Science on April 7, 2022, have electrified the particle physics world. John Conway, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2022 My own experience involves physics research, conducted at two international particle physics laboratories: Fermilab, near Chicago, and the CERN laboratory, on the French-Swiss border. Don Lincoln, CNN, 12 Apr. 2022 This measurement was performed at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), America’s flagship particle physics facility, located just outside Chicago. Don Lincoln, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021 But the antipodal duality is also unexpected even in the simplified model of particle physics that Dixon and his colleagues were studying. Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2022 Much of particle physics does not fit into this model, however. Marcela Carena, Scientific American, 5 July 2022 The collider was built over the course of a decade by the European Organization for Nuclear Research to help answer outstanding questions of particle physics. Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 8 July 2022 See More