ScienceJuly 17, 2026
dijet
DY-jet
Definition
A particle physics event characterized by the production of two jets of particles emitted in opposite directions from a high-energy collision.
Etymology
The term is a compound formed by the prefix 'di-' (from Greek 'dis', meaning 'twice' or 'two') and 'jet', referring to the narrow cone-shaped spray of particles created in a high-energy collision.
In the news
In this article, researchers used dijet events to successfully isolate and identify a 'diffusion wake' in quark-gluon plasma, providing a cleaner signal than previous detection attempts.
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