A new research has revealed that the Higgs Boson, also known as God Particle, was discovered in 2012. A particle that behaved in a way never witnessed before was found by particle physicists from the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) two years ago.
The particle is known to end into a type of sub-atomic particle called fermions. Scientists have claimed that the particle is responsible for providing objects their mass. The particle discovered in 2012 was examined by physicists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
It was deduced that the particle had a mass of 125 gigaelectron-volts (GeV). The meticulous examination of the particle helped the researchers reach at a conclusion that the particle closely resembled the theoretical Higgs Boson.
It was determined by physicists that the Higgs Boson also decays into fermions. "When the Higgs boson discovery was announced in 2012, it was based on measurements of the decay of the Higgs to other bosons, the carriers of nature's forces", said CERN officials.
The results clearly showed that Higgs Boson decays directly to fermions - the particles that make up matter.
Researchers accelerated protons toward each other before guiding them to a collision at a speed close to speed of light. Then, the researchers used detectors to record the new particles that were produced after the ultra-high velocity events.
The particle accelerator is currently getting overhauled, intended to increase the power of the facility by 60%. Once the repairing work completes, researchers will be able to carry out new experiments on the basic constituents of matter.
Markus Klute, assistant professor of physics at MIT, said there is a need to gather more data to see differences, as the current level of precision provides room for other models with particles that appear similar to the Standard Model Higgs.
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