Higgs Boson news

[Gov Kodos]

I saw a brief scroll on the BBC and came across this article afterwards. I am quite interested to see if they can confirm finding this elusive bugger soon. What else can anyone say about this?
http://www.zmescience.com/science/physics/higgs-boson-found-cern-312434/

 

[YellowSubmarine]

Re: Higgs Bosun news

We've found the Higgs? Again?

It seems that no data that could distinguished from background noise has been found yet, and no scientist has claimed that the Higgs has been seen in any sense and form.

Let's wait until some repeatable data comes out, at the moment any fluctuations caused by anything including instrumental glitches tend to look like the Higgs to everyone, we're too excited about it. Even if we have seen it, we still don't know that we have.

 

[Deckerd]

Re: Higgs Bosun news

Boson

Your title looks like a missing deck officer has been found.

 

[ITL]

Re: Higgs Bosun news

Have they tried looking under the fridge? Stuff always rolls under the fridge. I bet it's under the fridge.

 

[Gov Kodos]

Re: Higgs Bosun news

Boson

Your title looks like a missing deck officer has been found.

Let's collide,baby

I noticed that later when I was looking at the main page. Maybe they're shipping particles? K/S Bosun particles, that's it.

Let's wait until some repeatable data comes out, at the moment any fluctuations caused by anything including instrumental glitches tend to look like the Higgs to everyone, we're too excited about it. Even if we have seen it, we still don't know that we have.

Very true.

 

[Saquist]

Re: Higgs Bosun news

No guys, they found the Xi Sub-b particle yesterday

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/07/xi-sub-b-particle/

 

[Robert Maxwell]

I fixed the thread title. It was really bugging me.

 

[Deckerd]

Geek

 

[Gov Kodos]

I fixed the thread title. It was really bugging me.

Thanks, RM

And more news, it looks like a swing and a miss.
http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre76o5j1-us-higgs/

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

I fixed the thread title. It was really bugging me.

Thanks, RM

And more news, it looks like a swing and a miss.
http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre76o5j1-us-higgs/

The understanding of the Higgs displayed by the writer of that article is somewhat underwhelming. I also get the impression generally that most journalists don't grok how HE Physics experiments work. Perhaps what they really want to see is a glowing blue dot floating in a jar labelled "Higgs Boson" like a species of exotic butterfly.