Subcategories
Neutrinos
Elusive particles with tiny mass that interact only via the weak force. Research covers oscillations, masses, and their role in the universe.
Quarks
Fundamental constituents of matter. Six flavors: up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom. Confined within hadrons by the strong force.
Leptons
Electrons, muons, and tau particles. Charged leptons and their neutral neutrino partners. Precision measurements and anomalies.
Bosons
Force carriers of the Standard Model. Photons, W & Z bosons, gluons, and the Higgs boson discovered at CERN in 2012.