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Physics Results of the UA1 Collaboration at the CERN Proton-Antiproton Collider

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Quarks, Leptons, and Beyond

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSB,volume 122))

Abstract

The conversion of the SPS into a p collider[1] and the associated physics programs of the UA1 collaboration were motivated by three very specific physics goals, namely:

  1. (i)

    the observation of jets and a detailed comparison with predictions of QCD.

  2. (ii)

    The discovery of the charged Intermediate Vector Boson (IVB) W± in the electron and muon decay modes and the measurement of its fundamental charge asymmetry in the decay.

  3. (iii)

    The discovery of the neutral IVB, Z° both in the electron and muon decay channels.

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    Carlo Rubbia

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Rubbia, C. (1985). Physics Results of the UA1 Collaboration at the CERN Proton-Antiproton Collider. In: Fritzsch, H., Peccei, R.D., Saller, H., Wagner, F. (eds) Quarks, Leptons, and Beyond. NATO ASI Series, vol 122. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2254-0_1

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