Two experiments at the Large Hadron Collider have reached a level of certainty worthy of a “discovery” with regards to the existence of the Higgs boson. The particle is now believed to have a mass of 125-126 GeV. The confidence level is high according to the scientists involved; 4.9 sigma, which is a 1-in-2 million chance. <\/p>\n
The evidence is piling up… everything points in the direction that the Higgs is there.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Prof Stefan Soldner-Rembold, University of Manchester<\/p>\n
The ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN presented their latest results in the search for the long-sought Higgs boson. Both experiments have strong indications for the presence of a new particle, which could be the Higgs boson. Further analysis is needed to see if this particle is the Higgs we expect, or something more exotic. A full analysis should be available by the end of July. <\/p>\n
Once the details of this new particle are sorted out, we will all be asking about supersymmetry. Will supersymmetry be the next big discovery in physics?<\/p>\n
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Two experiments at the Large Hadron Collider have reached a level of certainty worthy of a “discovery” with regards to the existence of the Higgs boson. The particle is now believed to have a mass of 125-126 GeV. The confidence level is high according to the scientists involved; 4.9 sigma, which is a 1-in-2 million … Continue reading The Higgs boson may have been found<\/span>