UA2 experiment
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The UA2 experiment was a high-energy physics collaboration at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron that played a key role in confirming the existence and properties of the W boson.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| UA2 | 0 | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
collaboration
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particle physics experiment → |
| abbreviation |
UA2 experiment
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surface form:
UA2
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| acceleratorUsed | Super Proton Synchrotron → |
| associatedWith | UA1 experiment → |
| collaborationType | international collaboration → |
| collisionType | proton–antiproton → |
| contributedTo | establishment of the Standard Model electroweak theory → |
| country | Switzerland → |
| dataSource |
Super Proton Synchrotron
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surface form:
Super Proton Synchrotron proton–antiproton collider program
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| detectorType | general-purpose collider detector → |
| energyScale | hundreds of GeV center-of-mass energy → |
| era | 1980s → |
| field | high-energy physics → |
| hostLaboratory |
CERN
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surface form:
European Organization for Nuclear Research
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| keyResult |
confirmation of the existence of the W boson
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measurement of W boson properties → observation of Z boson production → |
| location | CERN → |
| primaryGoal |
search for intermediate vector bosons
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study proton–antiproton collisions at high energy → |
| roleInPhysics | independent confirmation of W boson discovery → |
| studiedParticle |
W boson
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Z boson → |
| usedFor |
precision measurements of weak boson production
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tests of the electroweak sector of the Standard Model → |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
UA2
subject surface form:
Z boson