[The Epoch Times, June 12, 2022](The Epoch Times reporter Gao Wensen compiled and reported) A study published in the journal Nature on June 8 said that a new mysterious particle has been discovered, and scientists speculate that it is very Possibly the particles that make up dark matter.
Scientists have previously discovered new particles by conducting experiments at huge facilities like the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The research unexpectedly uncovered this new elementary particle from a machine the size of a kitchen countertop.
The researchers call this particle a close relative of the Higgs boson, and call it the axial Higgs boson. In 2012, scientists discovered the Higgs boson inside the Large Hadron Collider. This kind of particle can give mass to matter, thereby producing various basic particles such as atoms and molecules, just like everything is created, so it is nicknamed “God particle”.
Unlike the Higgs boson, the researchers discovered the new particle from an instrument the size of a kitchen countertop. Another important difference from the Higgs boson is that the new particle itself has a magnetic momentum, so it can generate a magnetic field depending on its strength or orientation, the technology website BGR reported.
“This mysterious new particle is created when a quantum material simulates a special set of oscillations at room temperature,” the BGR report said. The researchers observed the particle using scattered light. The researchers also found this axial Higgs Bosons have certain properties of electrons that are unlike anything scientists have ever seen before.”
The researchers think this particle is likely a candidate for dark matter. Scientists believe that there is dark matter in the universe, and 85% of the total mass of the universe is composed of dark matter. Scientists cannot observe dark matter, and can only infer the existence of dark matter from its gravitational effects.
The theory of dark matter has been born for many years, but so far scientists have not been able to find out what particles constitute dark matter. Scientists have previously predicted the existence of the axial Higgs boson, and also thought it could explain the existence of dark matter. The study is the first to observe particles that come very close to this theory.
Of course, it is not easy to prove that such particles are indeed the particles that make up dark matter. Physicists have to come up with a new set of theories that connect all the theories, and then design experiments to prove them. Regardless, the researchers say this is a clue worth continuing to explore, and perhaps valuable new information will be released in the near future. ◇
Responsible editor: Sun Yun