DIRAC experiment
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The DIRAC experiment is a high-energy physics project at CERN designed to study pionium (a bound state of a π⁺ and π⁻ meson) to test predictions of low-energy quantum chromodynamics.
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| DIRAC experiment canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DIRAC experiment Context triple: [DIRAC, fullName, DIRAC experiment]
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DUNE experiment
The DUNE experiment is a major international neutrino physics project designed to study neutrino oscillations, matter–antimatter asymmetry, and proton decay using intense neutrino beams and massive underground detectors.
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COMPASS experiment
The COMPASS experiment is a high-energy physics experiment at CERN designed to study the structure and dynamics of hadrons using intense muon and hadron beams.
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Wu experiment
The Wu experiment was a landmark 1956 nuclear physics experiment that demonstrated the violation of parity conservation in weak interactions, fundamentally reshaping our understanding of fundamental symmetries in nature.
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ATRAP experiment
The ATRAP experiment is a particle physics project at CERN dedicated to trapping and studying antihydrogen atoms and other antimatter systems to test fundamental symmetries and the properties of antimatter.
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Muon g-2 experiment
The Muon g-2 experiment is a high-precision particle physics experiment that measures the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon to test the limits of the Standard Model and search for signs of new physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DIRAC experiment Target entity description: The DIRAC experiment is a high-energy physics project at CERN designed to study pionium (a bound state of a π⁺ and π⁻ meson) to test predictions of low-energy quantum chromodynamics.
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A.
DUNE experiment
The DUNE experiment is a major international neutrino physics project designed to study neutrino oscillations, matter–antimatter asymmetry, and proton decay using intense neutrino beams and massive underground detectors.
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B.
COMPASS experiment
The COMPASS experiment is a high-energy physics experiment at CERN designed to study the structure and dynamics of hadrons using intense muon and hadron beams.
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C.
Wu experiment
The Wu experiment was a landmark 1956 nuclear physics experiment that demonstrated the violation of parity conservation in weak interactions, fundamentally reshaping our understanding of fundamental symmetries in nature.
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D.
ATRAP experiment
The ATRAP experiment is a particle physics project at CERN dedicated to trapping and studying antihydrogen atoms and other antimatter systems to test fundamental symmetries and the properties of antimatter.
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E.
Muon g-2 experiment
The Muon g-2 experiment is a high-precision particle physics experiment that measures the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon to test the limits of the Standard Model and search for signs of new physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CERN experiment
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nuclear physics experiment ⓘ particle physics experiment ⓘ |
| aimsToDetermine | ππ scattering length combination a₀−a₂ ⓘ |
| collaborationIncludes |
European institutes
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Japanese institutes ⓘ Russian institutes ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dataTakingStarted | 1999 ⓘ |
| detects |
atomic pairs from pionium breakup
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π⁺π⁻ pairs ⓘ |
| focusesOn | short-lived pionium states ⓘ |
| fullName |
DIRAC (Dimeson Relativistic Atom Complex)
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linked to:
DIRAC
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| hostOrganization | CERN ⓘ |
| locatedAt |
CERN Proton Synchrotron
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linked to:
Proton Synchrotron
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| locatedIn | CERN ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Meyrin ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Geneva ⓘ |
| measures |
difference of isospin 0 and 2 ππ scattering lengths
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pionium lifetime ⓘ ππ S-wave scattering lengths ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | study of pionium atoms ⓘ |
| produces | precision tests of low-energy QCD ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
chiral symmetry breaking
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isospin symmetry breaking ⓘ ππ scattering ⓘ |
| researchField |
hadron physics
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meson physics ⓘ strong interaction ⓘ |
| status | completed data taking ⓘ |
| studies |
hadronic atoms
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pionium ⓘ π⁺π⁻ atoms ⓘ |
| targetMaterial | thin metal foils ⓘ |
| testsTheory |
chiral perturbation theory
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low-energy quantum chromodynamics ⓘ |
| uses |
Cherenkov detectors
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high-intensity proton beam ⓘ magnetic spectrometer ⓘ thin target ⓘ time-of-flight detectors ⓘ tracking detectors ⓘ |
| usesAccelerator | Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| usesBeamEnergy | 24 GeV/c protons ⓘ |
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Subject: DIRAC experiment Description of subject: The DIRAC experiment is a high-energy physics project at CERN designed to study pionium (a bound state of a π⁺ and π⁻ meson) to test predictions of low-energy quantum chromodynamics.
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