Heavy, short-lived elementary particle could help refine understanding of the universe
The top quark is a unique little thing.
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Certainty in complex scientific research an unachievable goal
A University of Toronto study on uncertainty in scientific research could shed light on anomalies that arose in early attempts to discover the Higgs boson and even how polls failed to predict the outcome of Donald Trump winning ...
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Feb 1, 2017
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A quark like no other: Searching for 'bottom quark'
A University of Iowa physicist is at the forefront of the search for a missing particle that could prove whether the Higgs boson—believed to give mass to all matter—exists.
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Jan 18, 2017
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ATLAS releases first measurement of W mass using LHC data
The ATLAS collaboration today reports the first measurement of the W boson mass using Large Hadron Collider (LHC) proton–proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV.
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Dec 13, 2016
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Physicists at Mainz University construct prototype for new component of the ATLAS detector
One of the largest projects being undertaken at the CERN research center near Geneva - the ATLAS Experiment - is about to be upgraded. ATLAS played a crucial role in the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012. With a length ...
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Nov 15, 2016
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Scientists narrow search for a new 'God particle'
As part of one of the most ambitious quests in science a senior physicist at The University of Manchester has helped to narrow the search to find a ghost-like neutrino particle – its discovery promising to be even bigger ...
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Oct 26, 2016
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Scientists predict the existence of a new boson: New Madala boson might assist in the understanding of dark matter
Scientists at the High Energy Physics Group (HEP) of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg predict the existence of a new boson that might aid in the understanding of Dark Matter in the Universe.
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Sep 6, 2016
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Scientists say hoped-for physics particle was just a blip (Update 2)
Hopes for a new particle discovery that might have up-ended the standard model of physics were dashed on Friday, as scientists admitted that a "bump" in the data was actually just a "blip."
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Aug 5, 2016
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Scientists looking for invisible dark matter can't find any
Scientists have come up empty-handed in their latest effort to find elusive dark matter, the plentiful stuff that helps galaxies like ours form.
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Jul 21, 2016
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Public invited to help the Higgs find its siblings
A citizen science project, called HiggsHunters gives everyone the chance to help search for the Higgs boson's relatives.
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Jul 5, 2016
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