Electroweak Precision Measurement with Leptons


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The precision measurements of lepton electroweak parameters at SLD and LEP are reviewed and discussed. The updated SLD weak mixing angle measurement from ALR and the lepton left-right forward-backward asymmetries is sin2 [theta]{sup eff}/W = 0.23099 ± 0.00026, and the combined SLD/LEP lepton-based value is 0.23119 ± 0.00020. This value differs by over 3[sigma] from the comparable quark-based value.




Precision Tests of the Standard Electroweak Model


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I. Introduction : precision tests and particle physics / by Paul Langacker -- II. The standard electroweak model. A. Structure of the standard model / by Paul Langacker -- B. Renormalization of the standard model / by Wolfgang Hollik -- C. Predictions for e+e- processes / by Wolfgang Hollik -- D. Radiative corrections to neutral current processes / by William J. Marciano -- III. Precision tests at e+e- colliders. A. e+e- Annihilation from [symbol]s = 20 to 65 GeV / by Dieter Haidt -- B. Z0-pole experiments -- C. Beam polarization in e+e- annihilation / by Alain Blondel -- D. The LEP 200 programme / by Daniel Treille -- IV. The weak neutral current. A. The measurement of electroweak parameters from deep inelastic neutrino scattering / by Frederic Perrier -- B. Neutrino-proton elastic scattering / by Alfred K. Mann -- C. Neutrino-electron scattering / by Jaap Panman -- D. Atomic parity nonconservation experiments / by B. Patrick Masicrsvn and Carl E. Wieman -- E. The theory of atomic parity violation / by S. A. Blundell, W. R. Johnson, and Jonathan Sapirstein -- F. Charged Lepton-Hadron asymmetries in fixed target experiments / by Paul Souder -- G. Precision electroweak tests at HERA / by Hubert Spiesberger -- V. The weak charged current. A. precision measurements in muon and tau decays / by Wulf Fetscher and H.-J. Gtrber -- B. Symmetry-tests in semileptonic weak interactions : a search for new physics / by Jules Dtutsch and Paid Quin -- C. Universality of the weak interactions / by Alberto Sirlin -- D. Beta decay and muon decay beyond the standard model / by Peter Herczeg -- VI. Precision tests at hadron colliders / by Kevin Einsweiler -- VII. Implications of precision experiments. A. Tests of the standard model and searches for new physics / by Paul Langacker -- B. Exotic fermions / by David London -- VIII . The future / by Mingxing Luo




Electroweak Precision Tests at LEP


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This review gives a brief discussion of the structure of the Standard Model and its quantum corrections. The predictions for the vector boson masses, the neutrino scattering cross-sections and the Z0 resonance observables are presented. The influence of virtual new physics effects on the observables is discussed with the minimal supersymmetric Standard Model taken as an example. Experimental measurements of electroweak observables are described with reference to studies performed at the e+e- collider LEP at energies close to the Z0 peak. The theoretical predictions are compared with experimental data and their implications for the Standard Model are discussed.




Precision Electroweak Physics at Electron-Positron Colliders


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This up-to-date volume reviews the recent contributions of electron-positron colliders to the precision test of the electroweak Standard Model. In particular, it contains a short summary of the measurements at the Z resonance and gives an overview of the electroweak processes above the Z. Subsequently, the measurement of the W mass at LEP is discussed in detail. The implications for the precision test of the Standard Model are presented, giving the status of the global electroweak fit before the startup of Large Hadron Collider. The final chapters give an outlook on the electroweak physics at a future linear collider. The book also features many illustrations and tables. Readers obtain a coherent overview of the results of 20 years of electroweak physics conducted at electron-positron colliders.




Electroweak Physics at LEP and LHC


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During more than 10 years, from 1989 until 2000, the LEP accelerator and the four LEP experiments, ALEPH, DELPHI, L3 and OPAL, have taken data for a large amount of measurements at the frontier of particle physics. The main outcome is a thorough and successful test of the Standard Model of electroweak interactions. Mass and width of the Z and W bosons were measured precisely, as well as the Z and photon couplings to fermions and the couplings among gauge bosons. The rst part of this work will describe the most important physics results of the LEP experiments. Emphasis is put on the properties of the W boson, which was my main research eld at LEP. Especially the precise determination of its mass and its couplings to the other gauge bosons will be described. Details on physics effects like Colour Reconnection and Bose-Einstein Correlations in W-pair events shall be discussed as well. A conclusive summary of the current electroweak measurements, including low-energy results, as the pillars of possible future ndings will be given. The important contributions from Tevatron, like the measurement of the top quark and W mass, will round up the present day picture of electroweak particle physics. This is an open access book.




Lepton and Photon Interactions at High Energies


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The Lepton-Photon symposiums ? as represented by the contributions in this volume ? are among the most popular conferences in high energy physics since they give an in-depth snapshots of the status of the field as provided by leading experts.The volume covers the latest results on flavor factories, quantum chromodynamics (QCD), electroweak physics, dark matter searches, neutrino physics and cosmology, from a phenomenological point of view. It also offers a glimpse of the immediate future of the field through summaries on the status of the next generation of high energy accelerators and planned facilities for astroparticle physics.The review nature of the articles makes the volume particularly useful to students, as well as being of interest to established researches in high-energy physics and related fields.




Hadron Structure in Electroweak Precision Measurements


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This thesis examines the γZ box contribution to the weak charge of the proton. Here, by combining recent parity-violating electron-deuteron scattering data with our current understanding of parton distribution functions, the author shows that one can limit this model dependence. The resulting construction is a robust model of the γγ and γZ structure functions that can also be used to study a variety of low-energy phenomena. Two such cases are discussed in this work, namely, the nucleon’s electromagnetic polarizabilities and quark-hadron duality. By using phenomenological information to constrain the input structure functions, this important but previously poorly understood radiative correction is determined at the kinematics of the parity-violating experiment, QWEAK, to a degree of precision more than twice that of the previous best estimate. A detailed investigation into available parametrizations of the electromagnetic and interference cross-sections indicates that earlier analyses suffered from the inability to correctly quantify their model dependence.




Lepton and Photon Interactions at High Energies


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This volume contains contributions to the XXI International Symposium on Lepton and Photon Interactions at High Energies, held at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. It gives up-to-date reviews of all aspects of particle physics, written by leading practitioners in the field. The review nature of all the articles makes this volume more accessible to students and researchers in other fields of physics. In addition to new experimental data and advances in theory, the future directions and prospects for the field are covered.The proceedings have been selected for coverage in: ? Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings? (ISTP? / ISI Proceedings)? Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP CDROM version / ISI Proceedings)? CC Proceedings ? Engineering & Physical Sciences




Lepton And Photon Interactions At High Energies - Proceedings Of The Xix International Symposium


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Stanford University hosted the XIX International Symposium on Lepton and Photon Interactions at High Energies on August 9 - 14, 1999, at the Law School on the Stanford University Campus, the site of the previous Symposia. This volume constitutes the proceedings of the Symposium.




Lepton And Photon Interactions At High Energies: Lepton-photon 2003 - Proceedings Of The Xxi International Symposium


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This volume contains contributions to the XXI International Symposium on Lepton and Photon Interactions at High Energies, held at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. It gives up-to-date reviews of all aspects of particle physics, written by leading practitioners in the field. The review nature of all the articles makes this volume more accessible to students and researchers in other fields of physics. In addition to new experimental data and advances in theory, the future directions and prospects for the field are covered.The proceedings have been selected for coverage in:• Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings® (ISTP® / ISI Proceedings)• Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP CDROM version / ISI Proceedings)• CC Proceedings — Engineering & Physical Sciences