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How to find a Higgs boson

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Oxford Physics Short Talks and Introductions
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The discovery of the Higgs boson last summer is widely regarded as one of the most important scientific discoveries of our time.
This talk will take you on a quick journey describing why we were searching for this elusive particle, and the experimental challenges involved in finding it.

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Oxford Physics Short Talks and Introductions
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David Hall
Keywords
CERN
Physics
particle
boson
higgs
Department: Department of Physics
Date Added: 04/06/2013
Duration: 00:11:52

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