University of Toronto : What is a Higgs Boson?

What is the Higgs Boson?

Five UofT Physics faculty members sit down to discuss the possibility of confirming the discovery of the Higgs Boson particle, what that means for particle physics and technology.

The discovery and understanding of Electromagnetism gave us many of the modern technologies and conveniences we enjoy. What could the possibility of harnessing Mass & Space bring to our new scientific opportunities?

The group of 30 UofT researchers, including 16 graduate students, used the SciNet super-computing resources at UofT to sift through the data to identify collisions containing Higgs boson candidates. Their group is now studying a much larger data set trying to understand the properties of the new particle and preparing to upgrade their experiment to search for other new physics processes beyond the Higgs.

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