The so-called ‘angel particle’ still a mystery

Monday, January 6, 2020 - 08:40 in Astronomy & Space

A 2017 report of the discovery of a particular kind of Majorana fermion — the chiral Majorana fermion, referred to as the “angel particle” — is likely a false alarm, according to new research. Majorana fermions are enigmatic particles that act as their own antiparticle and were first hypothesized to exist in 1937. They are … Continue reading The so-called ‘angel particle’ still a mystery

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