CERN is a European research organisation that runs the largest particle physics laboratory in the world.The name comes from the French term “Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire” which means European Council for Nuclear Research. Many countries in West Europe ratified the convention creating CERN. Their goal is to provide world-class particle accelerator facilities for scientists all over to study particle physics and computer science.
Their achievements have changed the way we understand the universe
Computer Science- Their work in computer science has revolutionised the modern world and will continue to do so. The CERN project 'enquire' evolved into the world wide web that has touched the lives of all around us.
Detection of God Particle- The large Hadron collider, which is the largest particle collider in the world, detected a particle that seemed like the god(Higgs boson particle) particle in 2012. British physicist Peter Higgs believed in the possibility of a field through which all particles would be dragged. This field probably was associated with a particle(god particle); the Higgs boson particle is claimed to be the particle that gave all other particles their mass.
Weak Neutral Currents- in the year 1973, the Gargamelle Bubble chamber detected weak neutral currents. Weak neutral currents are one way subatomic particles interact(especially neutrinos) and are essential in understanding nuclear decay.
W and Z Bosons – in 1983, w and z bosons were discovered. These vector bosons mediate the weak neutral currents of subatomic particles. Particle physicists Carlo Rubbia and Simon van der Meer found proof of the bosons in UA1 and UA2, using the Super Proton Synchrotron.
Antimatter – includes particles with the same mass as that of a particle of matter but contain an opposite charge. When they meet, they should annihilate one another, releasing massive amounts of energy. In 1995 CERN scientists managed to create antihydrogen, but it was destroyed before they could study it. In 2010 using CERN's Antihydrogen Laser Physics Apparatus, they made and stored antihydrogen for 1/6 seconds, and in 2011, they stored it for 15 minutes.
Other notable discoveries include discovering and proving light neutrinos and the changed parity violation, explaining the asymmetry between matter and antimatter that helps matter exist in this universe. These experiments help us understand subatomic particles exceptionally well, and not only are they integral to scientific progress, but they also help us understand how life exists.
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