Recent tests conducted by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) on Tuesday have found the most precise measurements on the Higgs boson, also know as the "god particle," including its decay and interaction with other particles, reported Yahoo News. CERN initially discovered the particle in 2013 using their Large Hadron Collider (LHC) after the subatomic particle had long just been a theory.
The elusive particle is of importance to the field of physics due to its existence helping explain many mysteries in the industry and allowing scientists to explore the Higgs field.
"There is much benefit in combining the results of large experiments to reach the high precision needed for the next breakthrough in our field," said Rolf Heuer, CERN's director general.
All of the measurements found by CERN support the predictions of the Standard Model, a physics theory that explains the subatomic particles, forces and interactions in nature and has never been disputed since the 1970s, according to the Daily Mail.
The recent tests conducted by CERN will help scientists use the Higgs boson as a reference point for future studies and open up a realm of possibilities when it comes to exploring and discovering new physics phenomena, reported the Daily Sabah.
CERN's LHC was recently given a $150 million upgrade that allows it to use even greater force to smash atoms together and more accurately simulate conditions that occurred during the earlier times of the universe.
