W boson
W boson published 30 years ago
On 24 February 1983 the journal Physics Letters B published a paper by the UA1 collaboration describing the discovery of the W boson
W boson published 30 years ago
On 24 February 1983 the journal Physics Letters B published a paper by the UA1 collaboration describing the discovery of the W boson
Carrying the weak force: Thirty years of the W boson
On 25 January 1983, CERN physicists announced to the world the discovery of the W boson, an elementary particle that carries the weak force
W boson: Sunshine and stardust
The W boson carries the weak force. It changes the character of particles of matter—allowing the Sun to burn and new elements to form
UA2
The UA2 detector on the Super Proton Synchrotron scrutinized proton-antiproton collisions for traces of W and Z particles
UA1
The detector at Underground Area 1 scoured a billion proton-antiproton collisions from the Super Proton Synchrotron for traces of W and Z particles
OPAL
The OPAL detector on the Large Electron-Positron collider delivered key measurements of Z and W bosons in its 11-year lifetime
