ATLAS Experiment CERN

In particle processes the forces are described as being due to the exchange of particles. For each type of force, there is an associated carrier particle.

The carrier particles include:

  • the photon - for electromagnetic force
  • the gluon - for strong force
       (inside protons and neutrons)
  • the W and the Z particles - for the weak force

If there is a new force, there will be a new force-carrier particle. We hope to discover new forces through particles we call W' or Z'.


   
 
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May the New Force Be with You.
 
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