• Title of article

    The discovery of the W and Z

  • Author/Authors

    Denegri، نويسنده , , Daniel، نويسنده ,

  • Pages
    39
  • From page
    107
  • To page
    145
  • Abstract
    We briefly discuss the genesis of the CERN antiproton–proton collider project aimed at discovering the intermediate vector bosons W and Z, describe the main features of the UA1 and UA2 experiments, as well as the initial search and discovery of the W and Z. We also review the subsequent improvements in the determination of the basic electroweak parameters of the W and Z and of their QCD production properties as they evolved over the ten years of operation of the CERN antiproton–proton collider.
  • Keywords
    Drift chamber , Electromagnetic calorimeter , Missing transverse energy , V–A coupling , Standard Model , Intermediate vector bosons , Gauge bosons , W , Z , Electroweak unification , Antiprotons , Stochastic cooling , Colliders , Detectors , Tracker , CERN
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Record number

    2003387