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LHC closes in on massive particle

Posted on Sunday, 25 July, 2010 | 16 comments

The team working on the Large Hadron Collider have reported closing in on the heaviest particle known to science.

If the observations are confirmed, it would be a first for Europe; so far, the top quark particle has only been generated by one lab in the US.

Dr Arnaud Lucotte said the discovery could assist physicists in the hunt for the elusive Higgs boson, or "God particle".

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#12 Posted by J.B. on 26 July, 2010, 5:38
It would be fun to see what happens if/when they find the HB particle. Being a fan of John Ringo's work and currently reading his Looking Glass series, Higgs Bosons have been circulating on my mind lately, lol. I am sure they won't do in real life what they did in the series, but it's st...

#13 Posted by LucidElement on 26 July, 2010, 6:20
So basically, if this all works out what exactly WOULD HAPPEN??? also, how long are they thinking it will take to complete?

#14 Posted by sepulchrave on 26 July, 2010, 12:26
Probably nothing much would happen. A bunch of theoretical physicists would have something ELSE to argue over. The side effects of the experiment would probably give useful (and economically significant) results in computer and information technology (since the LHC experiments use terabytes and t...

#15 Posted by Paracelse on 27 July, 2010, 16:27
that does make more sense than Ur fist comment

#16 Posted by 27vet on 2 August, 2010, 21:19
I thought they just found the HB particle?

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