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Where the 'God particle' was found

  • This track is an example of simulated data modelled for the ATLAS detector on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The Higgs boson is produced in the collision of two protons at 14 TeV and quickly decays into four muons, a type of heavy ele
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    New Atom-Smashing Magnet Passes First Tests

    This track is an example of simulated data modelled for the ATLAS detector on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The Higgs boson is produced in the collision of two protons at 14 TeV and quickly decays into four muons, a type of heavy ele
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  • The European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN
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    The European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN

    The European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN
  • PHYSICS AT WORK: Scientists are seen working on the ATLAS experiment, one of four experiments on the Large Hadron Collider. The Large Hadron Collider is a particle accelerator, 27km long, that straddles the border between France and Switzerland. Picture: CERN
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    UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG: Applied physics ‘bankrolls’ fundamental research

    PHYSICS AT WORK: Scientists are seen working on the ATLAS experiment, one of four experiments on the Large Hadron Collider. The Large Hadron Collider is a particle accelerator, 27km long, that straddles the border between France and Switzerland. Picture: CERN
  • This photo shows the tunnel of the Large Hadron Collider, where beams of particles pass through the central pipes before colliding with each other.
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    Rare Particle Discovery Dims Hopes for Exotic Theories

    This photo shows the tunnel of the Large Hadron Collider, where beams of particles pass through the central pipes before colliding with each other.
    CERN
  • The ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider is one of the machine's two big all-purpose detectors.
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    Ghost in the Machine: Atom Smasher's 'New Particle' Was Illusion

    The ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider is one of the machine's two big all-purpose detectors.
    CERN
  • This track is an example of simulated data modelled for the ATLAS detector on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The Higgs boson is produced in the collision of two protons and quickly decays into four muons, a type of heavy electron that
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    Higgs Boson Particle Discovery May Help Reveal Dark Matter Secrets

    This track is an example of simulated data modelled for the ATLAS detector on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The Higgs boson is produced in the collision of two protons and quickly decays into four muons, a type of heavy electron that
    CERN
  • Real CMS proton-proton collisions events at the Large Hadron Collider in which 4 high energy electrons (red towers) are observed. The event shows characteristics expected from the decay of a Higgs boson but is also consistent with background St
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    The Elusive Particle: 5 Implications of Finding Higgs

    Real CMS proton-proton collisions events at the Large Hadron Collider in which 4 high energy electrons (red towers) are observed. The event shows characteristics expected from the decay of a Higgs boson but is also consistent with background St
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This track is an example of simulated data modelled for the ATLAS detector on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The Higgs boson is produced in the collision of two protons at 14 TeV and quickly decays into four muons, a type of heavy ele
The European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN
PHYSICS AT WORK: Scientists are seen working on the ATLAS experiment, one of four experiments on the Large Hadron Collider. The Large Hadron Collider is a particle accelerator, 27km long, that straddles the border between France and Switzerland. Picture: CERN
This photo shows the tunnel of the Large Hadron Collider, where beams of particles pass through the central pipes before colliding with each other.
The ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider is one of the machine's two big all-purpose detectors.
This track is an example of simulated data modelled for the ATLAS detector on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The Higgs boson is produced in the collision of two protons and quickly decays into four muons, a type of heavy electron that
Real CMS proton-proton collisions events at the Large Hadron Collider in which 4 high energy electrons (red towers) are observed. The event shows characteristics expected from the decay of a Higgs boson but is also consistent with background St

The tracks of an elementary particle found in the Large Hadron Collider are likely the Higgs boson, analysis shows according to the physicists at CERN.