Why decaying Higgs bosons and the quarks they create matter
From CNET, Aug. 30, 2018: This explainer on the latest Higgs boson result from ATLAS and CMS quotes Fermilab scientist Don Lincoln.
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First ever observation of Higgs boson decay opens new doors for particle physics
From Live Science, Aug. 28, 2018: Fermilab and CMS scientist Don Lincoln explains the latest exciting result from the Large Hadron Collider: ATLAS and CMS’s first unambiguous observation of Higgs bosons decaying into a matter-antimatter pair of bottom quarks. Surprisingly, the Higgs bosons decay most often in this way.
What does the Higgs boson turn itself into? Large Hadron Collider confirms theory
From GeekWire, Aug. 28, 2018: It took several years for ATLAS and CMS researchers to nail down the evidence of the Higgs decay into two b quarks to a standard significance of 5-sigma. Researchers had to sift through billions of data points from two collider runs to boost their confidence sufficiently.
LHC scientists detect most favored Higgs decay
Scientists now know the fate of the vast majority of all Higgs bosons produced in the LHC.
Machine learning proliferates in particle physics
A new review in Nature chronicles the many ways machine learning is popping up in particle physics research.
The LHC-watcher’s field guide
These are the event displays of Large Hadron Collider physicists’ dreams.
New Higgs boson observations reveal clues on the nature of mass
From Scientific American, June 6, 2018: Fermilab’s Don Lincoln explains the significance of scientists’ first observation of the famous Higgs boson, responsible for imparting mass, interacting with the heaviest particle in the universe.
CERN scientists find link between Higgs boson, two top quarks
From UPI, June 4, 2018: Fermilab Deputy Director Joe Lykken says that “deeply understanding how the Higgs interacts with known particles could help lead us to physics beyond the Standard Model.”
World’s largest atom smasher could help explain where mass comes from
From Live Science, June 4, 2018: Fermilab scientist Don Lincoln writes about two new results on how scientists found the Higgs boson popping up along with the heaviest particle ever discovered. The results could help us better understand one of the most fundamental problems in physics — why matter has mass.
The Higgs boson has a new friend
From Live Science, June 4, 2018: The Higgs boson appeared again at the world’s largest atom smasher — this time, alongside a top quark and an antitop quark, the heaviest known fundamental particles.