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CERN confirms new particle.
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CERN confirms new particle.
July 4, 2012 at 11:27 am
The new particle is a kind of Higgs Boson particle, although they still don't think it's the "Higgs Bosom" (brand name!) particle.

A comment on Reddit sums it up nicely:
code_primate of Reddi Wrote:Actually, we observed a new state at 125 GeV and it seems consistent with a Standard Model Higgs boson. We have NOT discovered the SM Higgs boson because we simply haven't confirmed that this new particle is the SM Higgs because we're only looking at mass itself. It could be something else with a mass of 125 GeV. To actually claim it is the SM Higgs, we need to confirm that it has spin 0, the right coupling ratios, etc. And that's what I'm working on right now. But it is very exciting because we have discovered new physics.

Source: Working at CMS

Some articles from various sources:
Reuters.com
New York Times
Computerworld.com


Feel free to merge with the existing Higgs Bosom thread, but I feel it warrants its own thread.
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CERN confirms new particle. - by Annik - July 4, 2012 at 11:27 am
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by CliveStaples - July 4, 2012 at 11:54 am
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by Annik - July 4, 2012 at 12:31 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by NoraBrimstone - July 4, 2012 at 12:44 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by FallentoReason - July 4, 2012 at 1:30 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by Annik - July 4, 2012 at 1:41 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by Cyberman - July 4, 2012 at 1:45 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by downbeatplumb - July 4, 2012 at 1:45 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by Cyberman - July 4, 2012 at 1:46 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by Anomalocaris - July 4, 2012 at 1:53 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by Annik - July 4, 2012 at 1:57 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by downbeatplumb - July 4, 2012 at 1:57 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by frankiej - July 4, 2012 at 2:30 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by Gambit - July 4, 2012 at 2:52 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by Cyberman - July 4, 2012 at 4:22 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by Anomalocaris - July 4, 2012 at 4:07 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by Minimalist - July 4, 2012 at 4:42 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by Gambit - July 4, 2012 at 5:08 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by Minimalist - July 4, 2012 at 5:20 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by KichigaiNeko - July 5, 2012 at 6:06 am
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by Cyberman - July 5, 2012 at 3:44 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by KnockEmOuttt - July 7, 2012 at 5:21 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by Cyberman - July 7, 2012 at 5:50 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by Tobie - July 9, 2012 at 4:58 pm
RE: CERN confirms new particle. - by Brian37 - July 9, 2012 at 5:57 pm

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