CERN Physicists Find Evidence for Gluon Saturation Inside Atomic Nuclei

Physicists working with the ALICE experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider have made the most detailed measurements yet of gluon behavior inside nuclei, finding evidence that these particles may reach a densely packed state known as gluon saturation. This discovery challenges decades-old theories and offers a sharper understanding of the strong nuclear force.