SLD
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SLD was a particle physics experiment at the SLAC Linear Collider that made precision measurements of electroweak interactions, including properties of the Z boson.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
collider experiment
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detector → particle physics experiment → |
| centerOfMassEnergy |
around 91 GeV
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| collider |
SLAC Linear Collider
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| collisionType |
electron-positron
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| comparedWith |
LEP experiments
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| contributedTo |
constraints on new physics beyond the Standard Model
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determination of electroweak parameters → precision tests of the Standard Model → |
| country |
United States
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| dataTakingMode |
Z resonance running
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| energyScale |
Z pole
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| feature |
Cherenkov detectors
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calorimetry system → highly polarized electron beam → particle identification system → precision vertex detector → silicon vertex detector → tracking system → |
| fullName |
SLAC Large Detector
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| goal |
precision measurement of electroweak observables at the Z pole
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| hostInstitution |
Stanford University (via SLAC)
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| laboratory |
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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| locatedAt |
SLAC Linear Collider
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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory → |
| measuredProperty |
Z boson properties
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b-quark asymmetries → c-quark asymmetries → electroweak couplings → forward-backward asymmetry → hadronic event shapes → left-right asymmetry → sin^2(theta_W) effective weak mixing angle → strong coupling constant alpha_s → |
| physicsProgram |
precision electroweak measurements
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| primaryBeamType |
electron
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positron → |
| scientificField |
electroweak physics
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high-energy physics → particle physics → |
| studiedParticle |
Z boson
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| usedTechnology |
Cherenkov ring imaging
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drift chambers → electromagnetic calorimeters → hadronic calorimeters → silicon microstrip detectors → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Z boson
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measuredAt |
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Salam–Weinberg model
("SLD experiment")
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testedBy |