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The Higgs Boson at 125 GeV, or much ado about nothing

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The Higgs Boson at 125 GeV, or much ado about nothing
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The Higgs Boson at 125 GeV, or much ado about nothing
December 2, 2011 at 7:54 pm
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RE: The Higgs Boson at 125 GeV, or much ado about nothing
December 2, 2011 at 8:31 pm
Supersymmetry, that ought to make you happy Joseph.
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RE: The Higgs Boson at 125 GeV, or much ado about nothing
December 2, 2011 at 9:05 pm
That hurts.
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RE: The Higgs Boson at 125 GeV, or much ado about nothing
December 3, 2011 at 3:56 am
Let's wait and see. Thanks for posting!
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RE: The Higgs Boson at 125 GeV, or much ado about nothing
December 7, 2011 at 11:34 am
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RE: The Higgs Boson at 125 GeV, or much ado about nothing
December 13, 2011 at 2:22 pm
It looks like the rumour was confirmed, a Higgs boson at 125 GeV, with a 2.8 sigma.

Here's the best graph that includes Atlas+CMS+Tevatron + LEP (from Phil Gibbs)

[Image: globalhiggssignaldec2011lo.png]

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RE: The Higgs Boson at 125 GeV, or much ado about nothing
December 13, 2011 at 2:43 pm
I'd wait a while before breaking out the champagne, but it looks promising.



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December 13, 2011 at 7:16 pm
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RE: The Higgs Boson at 125 GeV, or much ado about nothing
December 13, 2011 at 9:09 pm (This post was last modified: December 13, 2011 at 9:21 pm by houseofcantor.)
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