particle physics
noun
: a branch of physics dealing with the constitution, properties, and interactions of elementary particles especially as revealed in experiments using particle accelerators
called also high-energy physics
particle physicist
noun
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But after the Higgs discovery, the particle physics headlines went quiet again, with searches for other hypothesized particles yielding the sigh-inducing null result.
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Mariangela Lisanti, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
The antimatter transport took place at CERN’s facilities near Geneva, the site of the world’s largest particle physics laboratory.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Antimatter is produced naturally in some nuclear or cosmic ray interactions, and it can also be generated in specialized facilities such as the Antimatter Factory at CERN, the European laboratory for particle physics near Geneva.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2026
On the other hand, there’s the Standard Model of particle physics.
—Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
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Mariangela Lisanti, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
The antimatter transport took place at CERN’s facilities near Geneva, the site of the world’s largest particle physics laboratory.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Antimatter is produced naturally in some nuclear or cosmic ray interactions, and it can also be generated in specialized facilities such as the Antimatter Factory at CERN, the European laboratory for particle physics near Geneva.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2026
On the other hand, there’s the Standard Model of particle physics.
—Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Particle physics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/particle%20physics. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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