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LHC Homes In On Possible Higgs Boson Around 126GeV

Posted by timothy on from the abundance-of-caution dept.

New submitter Ginger Unicorn writes "In a seminar held at CERN today, the ATLAS and CMS experiments presented the status of their searches for the Standard Model Higgs boson. Their results are based on the analysis of considerably more data than those presented at the summer conferences, sufficient to make significant progress in the search for the Higgs boson, but not enough to make any conclusive statement on the existence or non-existence of the elusive Higgs. The main conclusion is that the Standard Model Higgs boson, if it exists, is most likely to have a mass constrained to the range 116-130 GeV by the ATLAS experiment, and 115-127 GeV by CMS. Tantalising hints have been seen by both experiments in this mass region, but these are not yet strong enough to claim a discovery."

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  1. So far, so good by vlm · · Score: 4, Funny

    So far, so good, no one here calling it the God Particle yet. Lets keep it that way. Annoying as all hell.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson#.22The_God_particle.22

    "Lederman initially wanted to call it the "goddamn particle," but his editor would not let him"

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    1. Re:So far, so good by Luckyo · · Score: 4, Funny

      That would actually be funny, just imagine this preached in your neightbourhood ultra right wing church: "Scientist admits that his unholy work on particle science is damned by God!"

  2. The Higgs Boson by philj · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Higgs Boson is holding a press conference at midnight on Dec 24th. He's giving Christmas mass.

  3. It's turtles . . . by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 5, Funny

    . . . all the way up . . .

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  4. Re:No they can't by geekoid · · Score: 3, Funny

    And that is why I shouldn't post until I have completely woken up. I mean, you clarified it in your second sentence.

    Sheeesh. Sorry about that.

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  5. Re:No they can't by DigiShaman · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's the God particle. Have a little faith.

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  6. Re:No they can't by LoyalOpposition · · Score: 4, Funny

    You can't prove a negative.

    Why should I believe that you can't prove a negative?

    ~Loyal

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  7. Re:Yes we can! by Colourspace · · Score: 4, Funny

    And I thought your only talent was to be able to move one eyebrow completely independently from the other. Who knew?

  8. Re:No they can't by Bengie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slow news? This could be massive news, but we're not sure yet.

  9. Re:No they can't by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can you prove 2+2 is not equal to 58.
    No you can't prove a negative.

    58 is positive, not negative. Dumbass.

  10. What does this all mean? by ronaldo1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can we have anti-grav vehicles, plasma swords and powered armor or not?

  11. Re:May We Live in Interesting Times. by Translation+Error · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's as if God has us all in a gigantic microwave oven, and we're trying to figure out what's keeping him from hitting the 'Start' button...

    It's the tinfoil hats. He's waiting for everyone to take them off so he doesn't scorch the oven.

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