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to enlarge imagesIf you want an idea of how physicists determine whether they have "found" something, like the Higgs boson, here is a chart of the results of one of the experiments.
Note "bump" in this energy chart, indicating "something" is there. Possibly the Higgs boson.
UPDATE ****
Cool animated cartoon explaining Higgs in lay language..
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