LHC: Search for Higgs Boson

CERN to announce Higgs boson observation at LHC

This morning we woke up with a story that has rocked the scientific world:

The most coveted prize in particle physics -the Higgs boson- may have been glimpsed, say researchers reporting at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva. 

The particle is purported to be the means by which things in the Universe obtain their mass. Scientists say that two experiments at the LHC see hints of the Higgs at the same mass, fuelling huge excitement. Finding the Higgs would be one of the biggest scientific advances of the last 60 years. It is crucial for allowing us to make sense of the Universe, but has never been observed by experiments.

This basic building block of the Universe is a significant missing component of the Standard Model - the "instruction booklet" that describes how particles and forces interact.

Two separate experiments at the LHC - Atlas and CMS - have been conducting independent searches for the Higgs. Because the Standard Model does not predict an exact mass for the Higgs, physicists have to use particle accelerators like the LHC to systematically look for it across a broad search area. At a seminar at Cern (the organisation that operates the LHC) on Tuesday, the heads of Atlas and CMS said they see "spikes" in their data at roughly the same mass: 124-125 gigaelectronvolts (GeV; this is about 130 times as heavy as the protons found in atomic nuclei).

More info: BBC News

Just today, the CERN presents the latest results on the Higgs boson search at the LHC in a live conference that began at 9.00 pm. You can follow the link below:

  Forum on Tracking Detector Mechanics

The most fascinating thing is that a few weeks ago I uploaded a mini AppStore videogame for free download on the LHC and this search. In the game, you are the Higgs boson and have to survive, avoid collide with other particles. It seems that the real boson has just been caught...

DO YOU WANT TO TRY YOUR LUCK?

LHC is the first scientist friendly game about the CERN's Large Hadron Collider.

Play as a Higgs Boson and prevent collisions to survive!

Scientists would like you to collide with other particles to prove your existence, 

but you prefer to keep your atomic integrity!

Avoid the hostile particles and collect items in order to escape the Large Hadron Collider.

Enjoy playing as a little particle and don't let scientist to find you.