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Physicists Confirm Strong Evidence for 'Glueball' Particle

Physicists Confirm Strong Evidence for 'Glueball' Particle

South China Morning Post1h
THE BRIEF
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Researchers at the Beijing Electron Positron Collider have presented the strongest evidence yet for the existence of the 'glueball,' a particle made entirely of gluons, after 15 years of study.

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The particle, designated X(2370) with a mass of 2,370 million electron volts, was identified through a rigorous checklist of tests confirming its properties as a 'flavour singlet'.

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Physicists conclude that X(2370) is dominated by a glueball structure, marking a significant breakthrough in quantum theory that could potentially lead to future technological applications.