CDF detector
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The CDF detector is a large particle physics experiment at Fermilab’s Tevatron collider that played a key role in studying high-energy proton–antiproton collisions, including the discovery of the top quark.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| CDF detector canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CDF detector Context triple: [Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, hasFacility, CDF detector]
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A.
RICH detector
The RICH detector is a ring-imaging Cherenkov device used in the NA62 experiment at CERN to identify charged particles by measuring the Cherenkov light they emit.
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B.
CDF
CDF is the National Rail station code for Cardiff Central railway station, a major transport hub in Cardiff, Wales.
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C.
Forward Multiplicity Detector
The Forward Multiplicity Detector is a specialized ALICE experiment subdetector at CERN designed to measure charged-particle multiplicities at very forward angles in high-energy collisions.
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D.
Arm1 detector
The Arm1 detector is one of the forward calorimeter arms of the LHCf experiment at CERN, designed to measure neutral particles produced at very small angles in proton–proton collisions to improve models of cosmic-ray air showers.
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E.
Arm2 detector
The Arm2 detector is one of the forward calorimeter arms of the LHCf experiment at CERN, designed to measure neutral particles produced at very small angles in proton–proton collisions to improve models of cosmic-ray air showers.
- 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: CDF detector Target entity description: The CDF detector is a large particle physics experiment at Fermilab’s Tevatron collider that played a key role in studying high-energy proton–antiproton collisions, including the discovery of the top quark.
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A.
RICH detector
The RICH detector is a ring-imaging Cherenkov device used in the NA62 experiment at CERN to identify charged particles by measuring the Cherenkov light they emit.
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B.
CDF
CDF is the National Rail station code for Cardiff Central railway station, a major transport hub in Cardiff, Wales.
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C.
Forward Multiplicity Detector
The Forward Multiplicity Detector is a specialized ALICE experiment subdetector at CERN designed to measure charged-particle multiplicities at very forward angles in high-energy collisions.
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D.
Arm1 detector
The Arm1 detector is one of the forward calorimeter arms of the LHCf experiment at CERN, designed to measure neutral particles produced at very small angles in proton–proton collisions to improve models of cosmic-ray air showers.
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E.
Arm2 detector
The Arm2 detector is one of the forward calorimeter arms of the LHCf experiment at CERN, designed to measure neutral particles produced at very small angles in proton–proton collisions to improve models of cosmic-ray air showers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fermilab experiment
ⓘ
Tevatron experiment ⓘ collider experiment ⓘ particle physics detector ⓘ |
| acronym | CDF ⓘ |
| collaborationName | CDF Collaboration ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| colliderType | proton–antiproton collider ⓘ |
| contributedToDiscoveryOf | top quark ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | detector-centered cylindrical coordinates ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataTakingEndedAt | Tevatron shutdown ⓘ |
| designedFor | high-luminosity hadron collisions ⓘ |
| detectorType | general-purpose detector ⓘ |
| energyScale | TeV scale ⓘ |
| fullName | Collider Detector at Fermilab ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
calorimeters
ⓘ
magnet system ⓘ muon detectors ⓘ tracking system ⓘ |
| hostInstitution | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory ⓘ |
| hostLaboratory | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory ⓘ |
| interactionPoint |
Tevatron
ⓘ
surface form:
Tevatron interaction region
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| locatedAt |
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
Fermilab
|
| locatedIn |
Batavia, Illinois
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| operatedAt |
Tevatron
ⓘ
surface form:
Tevatron collider
|
| operatedBy | CDF Collaboration ⓘ |
| researchField |
high-energy physics
ⓘ
particle physics ⓘ |
| scientificContribution |
constraints on physics beyond the Standard Model
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precision measurements of electroweak parameters ⓘ |
| studied | high-energy proton–antiproton collisions ⓘ |
| symmetry | approximately cylindrical ⓘ |
| topQuarkDiscovery |
evidence for top quark production
ⓘ
measurement of top quark mass ⓘ |
| topQuarkDiscoveryContext | proton–antiproton collisions at the Tevatron ⓘ |
| topQuarkDiscoveryPartner | DØ detector ⓘ |
| usedFor |
b-physics studies
ⓘ
measurements of W boson properties ⓘ measurements of Z boson properties ⓘ precision tests of the Standard Model ⓘ Higgs boson ⓘ
surface form:
searches for Higgs boson
searches for new particles ⓘ studies of quantum chromodynamics ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Tevatron
ⓘ
surface form:
Run I of the Tevatron
Tevatron ⓘ
surface form:
Run II of the Tevatron
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