Discovery, but is it a Higgs?

[e_pepys]

After months of equivocation ("hints"), we can finally say that we have discovered somethingIt was all very exciting. I'm not used to hearing applause in the middle of a physics presentation. And the second time (ATLAS), they were applauding the number ("5.0σ") that I helped determine

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[talking_sock]

Well, congratulations for being there for this historic etc :-) I must say, in the press I read, the fact that Higgs himself got to see it made me tear up a bit. Science, phooey, the human scientist, that's something awesome... (well, not quite how I feel, but close.)

[e_pepys]

Nah, I was only there watching the webcast from Oxford. I'm a little disappointed that I wasn't there in person, but being involved in the analysis that produced the result (at least for ATLAS) is better.

It was cool that Peter Higgs got to see the announcement. The news said that he teared up a bit too.

[talking_sock]

Oh totally - I meant "there" in the sense of having been part of doing it. And I agree completely about how awesome that is, to have contributed.