weak force
Thirty years of the Z boson
Thirty years ago this week physicists at CERN announced that they had directly observed the Z boson
The Z boson
The Z boson is a neutral elementary particle which - along with its electrically charged cousin, the W - 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
OPAL
The OPAL detector on the Large Electron-Positron collider delivered key measurements of Z and W bosons in its 11-year lifetime
