HERA
E623995
HERA was a major particle accelerator and collider at DESY in Hamburg, Germany, used primarily for high-energy electron–proton collision experiments in particle physics.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collider
ⓘ
electron–proton collider ⓘ particle accelerator ⓘ research infrastructure ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Hadron–Elektron-Ringanlage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoCollided | positron–proton ⓘ |
| circumference | about 6.3 km ⓘ |
| city | Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| collisionEnergyCenterOfMass | up to about 320 GeV ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endOfOperation | 2007 ⓘ |
| energyElectrons | about 27.5 GeV ⓘ |
| energyProtons | up to 920 GeV ⓘ |
| field |
high-energy physics
ⓘ
particle physics ⓘ |
| firstCollisionsYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadDetector |
HERA-B
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HERMES NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadMajorDetector |
H1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ZEUS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostInstitutionType | national research center ⓘ |
| hostLaboratory | DESY NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
DESY
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUnderground | true ⓘ |
| namedAfter | acronym for Hadron–Elektron-Ringanlage ⓘ |
| notableResult |
constraints on QCD at high energies
ⓘ
measurements of deep inelastic scattering at low x ⓘ precision measurements of proton parton distribution functions ⓘ searches for leptoquarks and contact interactions ⓘ |
| operator | DESY NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCollisionType | electron–proton ⓘ |
| purpose |
high-energy electron–proton collision experiments
ⓘ
search for physics beyond the Standard Model ⓘ study of deep inelastic scattering ⓘ study of proton structure ⓘ tests of quantum chromodynamics ⓘ |
| runBy | DESY NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | circular ring ⓘ |
| shutdownYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| startOfOperation | 1992 ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
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