Physicists apply a robustness analysis in testing this hypothesis, the argument goes. First, they check whether the apparatus can detect known particles similar to those predicted. Second, guided by the hypothesis, they establish various trigger algorithms. (The trigger algorithms, or “the triggers”, determine at what exact point in time and under which conditions a detector should record interactions. They are necessary because the frequency and the number of interactions far exceed the limited recording capacity.) And, finally, they observe whether any results remain stable across the triggers.