Lead into Gold : CERN DID IT!

World’s largest atom smasher turns lead into gold; alchemy’s greatest moment is here

he team identified the creation of gold nuclei by meticulously analyzing the interaction byproducts using the ALICE Zero Degree Calorimeters (ZDC).

“Thanks to the unique capabilities of the ALICE ZDCs, the present analysis is the first to systematically detect and analyse the signature of gold production at the LHC experimentally,” said Uliana Dmitrieva of the ALICE collaboration.Artstrada Magazine 
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN has experimentally demonstrated the transmutation of lead into gold, a feat long sought after by alchemists. While the gold created in this process is fleeting, existing for only a tiny fraction of a second before disintegrating, the ALICE collaboration has successfully detected and analyzed this nuclear transmutation. This achievement, while not practical in the traditional alchemical sense, represents a modern-day fulfillment of the ancient quest for chrysopoeia 

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