The discussion centers on the relationship between the mass of the top quark and the Higgs boson, particularly why the Higgs was conclusively found at the LHC rather than at Fermilab's Tevatron. Participants explore the implications of luminosity and energy on particle production rates and the evidence for the Higgs boson from previous experiments.
Participants express varying views on the relative importance of luminosity and energy in particle production, and there is no consensus on the sensitivity of production rates to energy changes.
The discussion includes assumptions about the relationship between energy and production rates, which may not be fully resolved. The role of clean channels in Higgs production is also noted as a factor influencing the need for higher luminosity.
I think the last update had something like 2.5-3 standard deviations.how strong was the evidence for the Higgs from the Tevatron?
Higher luminosity and higher energy are both important. And the detectors are better.Is the answer simply a question of higher luminosity at the LHC?? Or is the fact of working at higher energy at the LHC leads to much higher cross sections for Higgs production?
mfb said:See that thread for an earlier discussion.
Top-quarks have a very clear decay signature and a large production cross-section.
I think the last update had something like 2.5-3 standard deviations.
Higher luminosity and higher energy are both important. And the detectors are better.