SLAC Large Detector
E134900
SLAC Large Detector was a particle physics detector at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center used primarily for precision studies of Z boson decays in electron-positron collisions.
All labels observed (1)
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| SLAC Large Detector canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SLAC Large Detector Context triple: [SLD, fullName, SLAC Large Detector]
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A.
Stanford Linear Collider (SLC)
The Stanford Linear Collider (SLC) was a pioneering electron–positron linear collider at SLAC that enabled precision studies of the Z boson and electroweak interactions.
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Tevatron
Tevatron was a circular particle accelerator at Fermilab that for many years was the world’s highest-energy collider, crucial in advancing high-energy physics research.
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C.
Proton Synchrotron
The Proton Synchrotron is a historic circular particle accelerator at CERN that has played a key role in high-energy physics research and in feeding beams to larger colliders.
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Large Electron–Positron Collider
The Large Electron–Positron Collider was a major circular particle accelerator at CERN that collided electrons and positrons to probe the electroweak interaction and test the Standard Model of particle physics.
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Proton Synchrotron Booster
The Proton Synchrotron Booster is a circular particle accelerator at CERN that increases the energy of protons from the linear accelerator before injecting them into larger synchrotrons in the accelerator complex.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SLAC Large Detector Target entity description: SLAC Large Detector was a particle physics detector at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center used primarily for precision studies of Z boson decays in electron-positron collisions.
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A.
Stanford Linear Collider (SLC)
The Stanford Linear Collider (SLC) was a pioneering electron–positron linear collider at SLAC that enabled precision studies of the Z boson and electroweak interactions.
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B.
Tevatron
Tevatron was a circular particle accelerator at Fermilab that for many years was the world’s highest-energy collider, crucial in advancing high-energy physics research.
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C.
Proton Synchrotron
The Proton Synchrotron is a historic circular particle accelerator at CERN that has played a key role in high-energy physics research and in feeding beams to larger colliders.
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D.
Large Electron–Positron Collider
The Large Electron–Positron Collider was a major circular particle accelerator at CERN that collided electrons and positrons to probe the electroweak interaction and test the Standard Model of particle physics.
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E.
Proton Synchrotron Booster
The Proton Synchrotron Booster is a circular particle accelerator at CERN that increases the energy of protons from the linear accelerator before injecting them into larger synchrotrons in the accelerator complex.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collider detector
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particle physics detector ⓘ scientific instrument ⓘ |
| acceleratorTypeUsed | linear accelerator ⓘ |
| analyzes | electron-positron annihilation events ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
electron-positron collider program at SLAC
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precision electroweak measurements ⓘ |
| collaborationAt | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory ⓘ |
| collisionType | electron-positron ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataUsedFor |
measurements of Z boson decay branching ratios
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searches for physics beyond the Standard Model ⓘ tests of electroweak theory ⓘ |
| detects |
charged particles
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electrons ⓘ hadrons ⓘ muons ⓘ neutral particles ⓘ photons ⓘ |
| environment | collider interaction region ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
calorimeters
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magnet system ⓘ muon detectors ⓘ tracking detectors ⓘ |
| hostInstitution | Stanford University ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Menlo Park, California
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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory ⓘ
surface form:
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
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| measures |
decay products of Z bosons
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particle energies ⓘ particle momenta ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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surface form:
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Stanford University ⓘ |
| partOf | experimental high-energy physics program at SLAC ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
precision measurements of Z boson properties
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tests of the Standard Model ⓘ |
| researchField |
high-energy physics
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particle physics ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline | experimental particle physics ⓘ |
| studies |
Z boson
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electroweak interactions ⓘ particle decays ⓘ |
| technologyType | multi-purpose collider detector ⓘ |
| usedFor |
electron-positron collision experiments
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precision studies of Z boson decays ⓘ |
| usedIn | collider experiments at SLAC ⓘ |
| usedWith | electron-positron collider at SLAC ⓘ |
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Subject: SLAC Large Detector Description of subject: SLAC Large Detector was a particle physics detector at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center used primarily for precision studies of Z boson decays in electron-positron collisions.
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