Penn researchers narrow their search for elusive ‘God particle’
Does the Higgs particle exist and if so, where is it?
It’s the No. 1 question on some Penn researchers’ minds and the search is narrowing. They’re part of ATLAS, one of two teams looking for the elusive subatomic “God particle” that could explain why the universe has mass.
As Carolyn Beeler reports, a UPenn scientist was in Geneva yesterday to discuss the latest developments. The hunt could end soon, as the several places the particle could have been have been already been eliminated as possibilities.
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