In Search for Higgs Boson


As per the Moriond Conference on March 13, the ATLAS and CMS collaborators at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) presented preliminary new results that they are closer to the findings that the new particle is looking more and more like a Higgs boson.

Many of us remember that the project on Large Hadron Collider was started amid blaze of publicity. Till date, LHC is world's biggest and highest-energy particle accelerator made so far. In laymen's term, it is believed to answer the some of the basic questions in Physics, most basic one being the formation of universe. In scientific terms, it is aimed to answer validity and limitations of the Standard Model, which is the basis of modern elementary particle physics. It also hopes to answer the existence of the hypothesized Higgs boson along with other particles. The Higgs boson is supposed to gives mass to the elementary particles.

For those interested in visualizing and learning in detail about it, there is a virtual application called “Test4Theory” that is the being provided by ‘The LHC@home 2.0 project'.

 Test4Theory@Home allows users run virtual simulations of high-energy particle physics using their home computers. Interesting part is that the results are then submitted to a database which is used as a common resource by both experimental and theoretical scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.

To run the virtual simulations, one need to first install the VirtualBox software, then install the BOINC software, and then attach your computer to the project.


To inform your students more about LHC, please visit the following resources for interesting facts:

Large Hadron Collider Safety Facts
http://www.lhcfacts.org/

Stop the LHC-until we know it’s SAFE
http://www.lhcdefense.org/lhc_facts.php

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