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Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Experiment Yields Rare Results

Researchers working at the Large Hadron Collider CMS experiment have observed the simultaneous emergence of three W or Z bosons, fundamental particles that carry the weak force. Z bosons differ from W bosons in that they lack an electrical charge.

The simultaneous manifestations result from accelerating protons to near speed of light and causing them to collide, resulting in triplets WWW, WWZ, WZZ and ZZZ. These manifestations occur about once every ten-trillion collisions.

Experimentalists expect to see an increase in precision as they probe deeper into the building blocks of matter. Similar experiments are scheduled to run from 2021 to 2024.

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