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how do scientists figure out the quark constituents of particles, and recognize new quarks when they do?
daveed said:how do scientists figure out the quark constituents of particles, and recognize new quarks when they do?
chroot said:Free single quarks are theorized to be impossible. The binding energy of a pair of quarks is larger than the rest mass-energy of the quarks themselves. To pull them apart, you have to put it in enough energy to make new quarks. Thus, you never get isolated quarks.
The masses are currently very difficult to work out, but the only way I know of is to study a wide variety of hadrons (particles composed of quarks) of different quark composition and compare their characteristics.
- Warren
Quarks are fundamental particles that make up protons and neutrons, which in turn make up the nucleus of an atom. They are considered to be the building blocks of matter.
There are six known types, or "flavors", of quarks: up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom. The newly discovered quarks are a type of bottom quark.
The new quarks, known as "tetraquarks", were discovered using data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. Scientists analyzed the data and found evidence of particles containing two bottom quarks and two anti-bottom quarks.
The discovery of new quarks provides further evidence for the theory of quantum chromodynamics (QCD), which describes the interactions between quarks and the strong nuclear force. It also helps us better understand the structure of matter and the fundamental building blocks of the universe.
The discovery of new quarks opens up new avenues for research and could potentially lead to a better understanding of the strong force and the nature of matter. It may also have implications for the development of new technologies and applications in fields such as energy and medicine.