News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Inside the proton, the ‘most complicated thing you could possibly imagine’. Parent comment

Re:Inside the proton, the ‘most complicated thing you could ... by pdonis on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @03:48PM (#39375121)
No, it's not surprising theoretically, but experimentally it's still quite an achievement to be able to spot even these rare events.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Inside the proton, the ‘most complicated thing you could ... by exmadscientist on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @04:21PM (#39375574)
It was a bit of an open question what would happen with the heavy charm quarks, given that they each mass more than the entire proton, but yeah... anything else would have been a major surprise.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Inside the proton, the ‘most complicated thing you could ... by OldGuyInTheClub on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @06:05PM (#39376847)
From the article's description it sounds like they tortured the data until it told them what they wanted. If the charm did show up, how long did it exist? In conventional spectroscopy, the broader the line, the shorter the lifetime (and v.v.) It smells like a sub-attosecond lifetime, if that.
[ Parent | on HN ]