nuclear particles

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Magnons also interact naturally with other fundamental quasiparticles, including phonons and photons, making them attractive building blocks for hybrid quantum systems and quantum metrology.

From Science Daily • Jul. 2, 2026

This new state of matter called the Majorana zero mode is made up of quasiparticles, which act as their own particle and antiparticle.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025

Establishing the existence of these particles is extremely complex in part because disorder in the device can create signals that mimic these quasiparticles when they are not actually there.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025

For example, magnetic fields or changes in temperature can cause excitations, collective states or quasiparticles that are accompanied by phase transitions to exotic states.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024

But after years of trying, scientists couldn’t get the material to cooperate: The Majorana’s protective energy gap was too small, and applying electrical gates to wrangle the quasiparticles into any useful dance was too challenging.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 20, 2023