Higgs boson
April 2013
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April 19, 2013signal to background: Q&A with Fabiola Gianotti, Higgs hunterSymmetry sits down with Fabiola Gianotti, who recently finished an eventful four years as spokesperson for the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider.
March 2013
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March 14, 2013breaking: One step closer to the Higgs bosonIn analyses of a fundamental characteristic of the newly discovered Higgs-like particle—the ways in which it decays—scientists see even more Higgs-like behavior.
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March 6, 2013breaking: Higgs-like particle still looking like the HiggsScientists have started to exclude some of the more exotic scenarios for the Higgs-like boson.
February 2013
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February 26, 2013logbook: Higgs-like particleEarly in the summer of 2012, excitement reached a peak as members of the CMS and ATLAS collaborations confirmed among themselves that they would soon announce the discovery of what looked like the Higgs boson.
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February 7, 2013commentary: The power of basic scienceLong-term funding and support for science pays huge dividends from unexpected discoveries and applications—even when the potential impact is unclear at the time of discovery.
January 2013
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January 25, 2013breaking: We are all made of star stuff, thanks to the WPhysicists announced 30 years ago the discovery of the W boson, a particle that remains an important topic of research.
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January 2, 2013editorial: The discoveries continueThe discoveries of 2012 point the way to more exciting physics in 2013 and the decades beyond.
November 2012
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November 20, 2012feature: A bouquet of options: Higgs factory ideas bloomNow that a Higgs-like boson has been discovered at the Large Hadron Collider, proposals to build colliders that churn out the new particle are gathering momentum.
October 2012
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October 30, 2012feature: What else could the Higgs be?Scientists might need to go beyond the Standard Model to explain the mass of the Higgs-like boson observed at the Large Hadron Collider.
September 2012
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September 10, 2012breaking: Scientists already planning for LHC long shutdownNext year, scientific collaborations will take full advantage of the Large Hadron Collider's time without beam.
August 2012
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August 7, 2012breaking: Video: In the shadow of the HiggsIf you're still unsure what all the "Higgsteria" was about, we have a new video for you.
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August 2, 2012contest: Symmetry readers find the Higgs bosonScientists at the Large Hadron Collider weren’t the only ones to discover a Higgs-like particle. When we asked symmetry breaking readers to send us their own evidence of a Higgs boson, they sent a massive outpouring of creative candidates.
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August 1, 2012breaking: Physicists show strengthened signals of Higgs-like particle in publicationsThe CMS and ATLAS experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider released papers Tuesday confirming their earlier simultaneous, independent discovery of a particle that resembles the Standard Model Higgs boson.
July 2012
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July 24, 2012breaking: A little light (or rather, massive) Higgs musicThanks to a few creative scientists, the recent discovery of a Higgs-like particle is music to more than just particle physicists’ ears.
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July 18, 2012breaking: Decision time: Vote for your favorite HiggsVote for your three favorites from a selection of the many impressive entries we received. Your top choices will appear in a gallery in the August issue of symmetry.
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July 10, 2012breaking: Google Science Fair winner visits CERN during Higgs weekGoogle Science Fair winner Shree Bose could not have picked a better time to visit CERN. She was there from June 27 to July 4, the day scientists there announced the discovery of a Higgs-like boson.
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July 9, 2012breaking: The statistics of scientific discoveryIn this video, Fermilab physicist explains how figuring out whether a discovery is real or just a matter of luck is similar to judging the fairness of a pair of dice. It all comes down to statistics.
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July 4, 2012breaking: Photoshop contest: Where have you seen the Higgs?Early this morning, scientists on experiments at the Large Hadron Collider announced that they have observed a new particle that may eventually prove to be the Higgs boson. Have you spotted the mysterious particle? Submit your photographic evidence!
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July 4, 2012breaking: Search for Higgs boson at Large Hadron Collider reveals new particlePhysicists on experiments at the Large Hadron Collider announced today that they have observed a new particle. Whether the particle has the properties of the predicted Higgs boson remains to be seen.
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July 2, 2012breaking: July issue of symmetry now onlineThe July issue of symmetry hits virtual newsstands today, with insight into the hunt for the Higgs boson, a new accelerator test bed at SLAC, and the path less traveled.
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