Since these particles don't interact with the Higgs field, the Higgs boson also doesn't interact with them.) (The Higgs particle does not interact with massless particles, such as a photon or a gluon. Since it interacts with all kinds of other massive particles it can be created in collisions. The Higgs particle, like many other elementary particles, is not a stable particle.

But discovering the Higgs boson, the 'mediator', would prove the existence of the Higgs field. The Higgs field is the silent field that gives the mass. In this sense one might call the Higgs particle the mediating particle of the proposed Higgs field, like you wrote. The Higgs boson has many more ways of interacting with all other kinds of particles than the Higgs field (which just causes a 'drag' = mass). It can be thought of a dense spot in the Higgs field, which can travel like any other particle. But as you can imagine, the Higgs particle differs from all the other particles we know. It gets its mass like all other particles: by interacting with ('swimming in') the Higgs field. However, it interacts universally with all particles (except the massless ones), providing their masses. It cannot accelerate particles, it doesn't transfer energy. The Higgs field is not considered a force. Depending on size, shape, etc, some people float better than others. As people float in water they 'become' lighter. They don't interact with the Higgs field they don't feel the field.) It is the opposite of people swimming in water. Different particles interact with the Higgs field with different strengths, hence some particles are heavier (have a larger mass) than others.

Through this interaction every particle gets its mass. Every particle in our universe 'swims' through this Higgs field. The Higgs field is the stuff that gives all other particles a mass. You need to distinguish between the Higgs boson and the Higgs field. How does the Higgs boson generate the masses for all other particles? Is it the carrier of a force? To learn more about the discovery, visit Fermilab and the Higgs boson. This webpage was published before the discovery of the Higgs boson.