Discovery of God Particle

Discovery of GOD PARTICLE AT A GLANCE Scientists at the European Center for Nuclear \Research (CERN), near Geneva, Switzerland, is believed to have discovered a long-sought Higgs Boson, a new subatomic particle popularly dubbed as God Particle. WHAT IS THE HIGGS BOSON? Three Generations of Matter [Fermions] II II mass The Higgs is the last missing piece of the Standard Model, the theory that describes the basic building blocks of the universe. 171.2 Gevo charge spin name charm top photon up 48 Mev 104 Mev 42 Gevic Higgs Boson is an elementary particle that gives mass to other elementary particles such as quarks and electrons through the Higgs down strange bottom gluon <2.20 ev 0.17 Meve 155 Me Vu muon neutrino neutrinoneutrino zboson electron tau mechanism. 0511 Mevyc 1.777 Geve The scientists working at the world's biggest atom smasher in Switzerland said that the "God Particle" is believed to have originated during the Big Bang and helped shape the subatomic particles that make up all matter in the universe. electron |muon tau wboson The theory was first proposed in 1964 by six physicists at Edinburg University, including Briton Peter Higgs. The search for God Particle only began in earnest in the 1980s Importance of Higgs Boson ulc It is believed that if Higgs Boson didn't exist, the Standard Model would be proved incorrect. However, according to CERN it is not possible to say if 2 new fields of technology will open up and it will take CÉRN considerable time and data. CERN also stated "But whatever form the Higgs 3 particle takes, our knowledge of the fundamental structure of matter is about to take a major step forward." Important Facts about God Particle The Higgs Boson is termed as Missing Cornerstone of Physics 2 The God particle will also enable to explain how the universe began 3 The Higgs boson explains why mass is common in all-matters It has been researched by two generations of physicists after it was first proposed-in 1960s It is supposed to be the biggest achievements at CERN since its foundation in 1954 The "God particle"-nickname actually arose when the book "The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?" by Leon Lederman was published The proton-smashing collider is built in a 27-kilometer (17-mile) underground tunnel Time and Cost involved According to Prof. Peter Higgs the discovery process took more than 30 years and costed •$9 billion Number of Scientists The Research on Higgs Boson has involved around 3300 scientists to get this result Some researchers are calling the particle "Higgslike" until the findings - and the data - stand upto more scrutiny. Regardless, this finding could usher in a period of rapid discovery about our universe. Sources Designed by: www.cbc.ca www.ndtv.com www.thenextweb.com Info Graphic DESIGN TEAM U eptons Gauge Bosons