The ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN today presented their latest results in the search for the long-sought Higgs boson. Both experiments see strong indications for the presence of a new particle, which could be the Higgs boson, in the mass region around 126 gigaelectronvolts (GeV).
Continued at source (http://public.web.cern.ch/public/)
Also, the press release here (http://press.web.cern.ch/press/PressReleases/Releases2012/PR17.12E.html)
Wonderful news :)
Just got it in a newsletter today, so reading... Seems pretty solid at the moment. Very nice.
They've already conducted an interview (http://www.borowitzreport.com/2012/07/03/5-questions-for-the-higgs-boson-particle/) with the particle. ;D
Several, in fact. http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/science-technology/higgs-boson-becomes-first-celebrity-particle-2012070432966 (http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/science-technology/higgs-boson-becomes-first-celebrity-particle-2012070432966)
Its a very exciting find. Whither or not it is the Higgs or another type of exotic particle is yet to be determined, but either way it is a very interesting find.
Quote from: markmcdaniel on July 05, 2012, 04:03:25 AM
Whither or not it is the Higgs or another type of exotic particle is yet to be determined
Weeell... Not really. There is a chance the particle is not Higgs boson, but from what I'm reading, it is reasonably well-verified. The questions now are, among others what properties does it posess? Can it be just one of several variations of Higgs boson?
Cern chief Rolf Heuer says there is only a 0.000057% chance of the particle detection being wrong.
Meanwhile on the FSM pirate ship they have finally found Higgs the Bosun. He was paralytic drunk in the bilges.
Also, out on the prairies, they have discovered a Hogg's Bison, previously thought to have been extinct since 1883.
In Salem, archaeologists have dug up the remains of a hag's besom, a relic of the witch trials.
Forgot the hog's bosom.
Quote from: Asmodean on July 06, 2012, 04:51:04 PM
Forgot the hog's bosom.
He doesn't like to talk about it. Painful subject.
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Quote from: Asmo
Forgot the hog's bosom.
He doesn't like to talk about it. Painful subject.
You guessed. Or have you heard the embarrassing story? I'm not going to say anything except that it was very dark.