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Evidence for new Higgs-related particle fades away

Previous data hinted that the Higgs boson might decay into something new to physics

ATLAS detector at Large Hadron Collider

DASHED HOPES  The ATLAS detector, seen here during construction of the Large Hadron Collider in 2007, weighs about as much as the metallic structure of the Eiffel Tower. A close look at data from the LHC finds no evidence that the Higgs boson decays into a new, unknown particle.

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By Andrew Grant

- More than 2 years ago

A fresh analysis of data from the particle collider that delivered the Higgs boson has dashed physicists’ sliver of hope that another new particle had emerged from the subatomic shrapnel.