CERN Press Release: Higgs Search Update

http://press.web.cern.ch/press/PressReleases/Releases2011/PR25.11E.html

by phreeza • 15 years ago

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phreeza• 15 years ago

So the gist is: Both experiments at LHC looking for the Higgs (CMS and ATLAS) see a bump at an energy of around 125GeV, but neither have enough data to conclusively proove or disproove the presence of the Higgs boson. More data in next years run will likely bring a definitive answer.

atakan_gurkan• 15 years ago

Just as importantly, they ruled out the presence of Higgs Boson outside their quoted ranges, with quite high confidence. If Higgs Boson does not turn up in this energy band, we have a very interesting problem in our hands.

kamagmar• 15 years ago

Just to be clear: what they've ruled out is the Standard Model version of the Higgs boson. There are actually many possible kinds of Higgs bosons, the SM version being the simplest.

nixxle2• 15 years ago

TL;DR: Not found, think to know where it is. C U next year. Thnx 4 the billions.

freehunter• 15 years ago

See this is the problem with press releases of scientific research. If they had said "we think we've got it", people would be clamoring that the Higgs boson particle was found, when it wasn't. If they say (as they did) that they saw signs of it but are hesitant to make claims of its existence until they have firm proof, people make ignorant statements like the one above.

afterburner6• 15 years ago

Your point is valid, but personally I didn't read the comment as ignorant. What part of it is not true?

nixxle2• 15 years ago

TL;DR: Something about marketing and science.

Create3• 15 years ago

CERN openly discriminates people, who weren't born in western Europe. MC-EST.

"The cost [...] has been evaluated, taking into account realistic labor prices in different countries. The total cost is X (with a western equivalent value of Y) [where Y>X]

forrás: LHCb calorimeters : Technical Design Report

ISBN: 9290831693 http://cdsweb.cern.ch/record/49426

Create3• 15 years ago

downvoting w/o explanation will not make your counter-argument more rational.

chucknthem• 15 years ago

This has nothing to do with the discovery or existence of the Higgs boson.

Confusion• 15 years ago

You are being downvoted because your accusation is entirely irrelevant to this discussion. Also, it is entirely unclear what your evidence is.

russell• 15 years ago

So what has Fermilab found at 140 Gev? It was originally described as a Higgs canidate. Or is it a supersymmmetry particle?

http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/breaking/2011/04/07/fermilab...

I saw an article (but lost it :( ) that speculated there mat be as many as 5 Higgs bosons.

Edit: If you google "fermilab 144 gev", you will find several articles and a learned rant arguing for the Higgs at 144 Gev.

mattheww• 15 years ago

Within the particle physics community, that bump is widely believed to be the result of a poorly understood background subtraction. None of the other experiments (D0, CMS, ATLAS) have been able to reproduce that result.

CERN Press Release: Higgs Search Update

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