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Recent results from CMS explore third-generation leptoquarks: hypothetical particles that combine the properties of leptons and quarks
The experiment successfully accelerated electrons with plasma wakefields generated by protons, a world first
Proton beams from the SPS at CERN were used to generate plasma waves upon which the electrons “surfed”
Virtual visits give CMS collaborators in Seoul chance to introduce students to particle physics
A new technique developed at CERN will allow electron synchrotrons to operate at higher energies by reducing the diameter of the beam pipes
The LHC operators hope to break last year’s record for total proton-proton collisions delivered to the experiments
Participants enrolled in the “We Start” programme spent a day immersed in technology
ATLAS and CMS present new measurements of the properties of the Higgs boson
As CERN’s winter shutdown draws to a close, watch this video to see what has been going on underground
This release includes datasets that were used to discover the Higgs boson
A look back at the milestone papers CMS has published since its beginning
See in images how the “heart” of the CMS detector, its Pixel Tracker, was replaced