Jun 24 2014 : The Times of India (Delhi)
2012 find may indeed be the God particle
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Researchers at Cern have found the first evidence for the direct decay of the Higgs boson into fermions — a strong indication that the particle discovered in 2012 is indeed the Higgs boson, the so-called God particle.The findings confirm that the bosons found in 2012 decay to fermions — a group of particles that includes all leptons and quarks — as predicted by the Standard Model of particle physics.
In July 2012, Cern researchers said they had observed a new particle whose properties were consistent with those predicted for the Higgs boson by the Standard Model, but more work was needed to confirm this.
“What we are trying to do is establish whether this particle is consistent with the Higgs boson and not one of many Higgs bosons, or an imposter that looks like it,” said Markus Klute, an assistant professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology .
In July 2012, Cern researchers said they had observed a new particle whose properties were consistent with those predicted for the Higgs boson by the Standard Model, but more work was needed to confirm this.
“What we are trying to do is establish whether this particle is consistent with the Higgs boson and not one of many Higgs bosons, or an imposter that looks like it,” said Markus Klute, an assistant professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology .
