Tightly Bound Quarks (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Tightly Bound Quarks

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Now that NSF-funded researchers have discovered the long-sought pentaquark, their next step is to study how quarks are bound together within this remarkable particle. They could be bound together tightly, as seen in this image.

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