New particle discovered by Large Hadron Collider

Paris, France: The Large Hadron Collider has discovered a new particle, the 80th identified so far by the world s most powerful particle smasher, Euro...

Paris, France: The Large Hadron Collider has discovered a new particle, the 80th identified so far by the world's most powerful particle smasher, Europe's CERN physics laboratory announced Tuesday.

The new particle has been named "Xi-cc-plus". Scientists hope the particle -- which is similar to a proton but four times heavier -- will reveal more about the strange behaviour of quantum mechanics.

All the matter around us -- including the protons and neutrons that make up the nucleus of atoms -- are made of baryons.

These common particles are composed of three quarks, which are fundamental building blocks of matter.

Quarks come in six "flavours": up, down, charm, strange, top and bottom. Each has varying mass, electric charge and quantum properties.