CERN Experiment Identifies Last Doubly Charmed Baryon

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Published: 2026-06-18
Category: science
Source: CERN
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The LHCb Collaboration at CERN's Large Hadron Collider has successfully detected the Ωcc⁺ baryon, a particle composed of two charm quarks and one strange quark. This finding completes a family of doubly charmed baryons that were predicted over 50 years ago. The discovery marks a significant step forward in understanding the fundamental constituents of matter.

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