Has CERN made the stuff of the newborn universe?

Journal Article · Fri Sep 13 00:00:00 EDT 1996 · Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.273.5281.1492· OSTI ID:433223

Taubes, G

For the past 10 years physicists have been trying to recreate a quark-gluon plasma in their particle accelerators, and in May 1996, physicists at CERN, the European particle physics laboratory reported evidence suggesting that they might indeed have done it. It it is a quark-gluon plasma, it will be the first sample of the stuff of the new born universe and provide grounds for optimism that it could be produced in quantity in future more powerful accelerators. This article describes the background of this discovery, the evidence for it, and what lies ahead.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 433223
• Journal Information: Science, Vol. 273, Issue 5281; Other Information: PBD: 13 Sep 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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66 PHYSICS
CERN
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