There's More...
Now you have seen the techniques used to examine the experimental
evidence which supports the Standard Model.
To summarize, physicists use accelerators to "peek" into the structure of
particles. Detectors collect data which is then analyzed, first by computers and
then by people.
While experimental
evidence has provided a great deal of support for the Standard Model, it is
necessary to realize that there is still a great deal to be learned, beyond the Standard Model...
neutrinos, dark matter, gravity...