proton–antiproton collider at CERN
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The proton–antiproton collider at CERN was a high-energy particle accelerator complex that enabled the discovery of the W and Z bosons, confirming the electroweak theory of the Standard Model.
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| proton–antiproton collider at CERN canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: proton–antiproton collider at CERN Context triple: [Simon van der Meer, contributedTo, proton–antiproton collider at CERN]
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Proton Synchrotron
The Proton Synchrotron is a historic circular particle accelerator at CERN that has played a key role in high-energy physics research and in feeding beams to larger colliders.
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Large Electron–Positron Collider
The Large Electron–Positron Collider was a major circular particle accelerator at CERN that collided electrons and positrons to probe the electroweak interaction and test the Standard Model of particle physics.
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CERN accelerator complex
The CERN accelerator complex is a network of interconnected particle accelerators and beamlines near Geneva that produce and prepare high-energy particle beams for experiments such as those at the Large Hadron Collider.
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Super Proton Synchrotron
The Super Proton Synchrotron is a high-energy circular particle accelerator at CERN that serves both as a research machine and as a key injector for the Large Hadron Collider.
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Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, used to smash subatomic particles together at unprecedented energies to study fundamental physics, including the Higgs boson.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: proton–antiproton collider at CERN Target entity description: The proton–antiproton collider at CERN was a high-energy particle accelerator complex that enabled the discovery of the W and Z bosons, confirming the electroweak theory of the Standard Model.
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A.
Proton Synchrotron
The Proton Synchrotron is a historic circular particle accelerator at CERN that has played a key role in high-energy physics research and in feeding beams to larger colliders.
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B.
Large Electron–Positron Collider
The Large Electron–Positron Collider was a major circular particle accelerator at CERN that collided electrons and positrons to probe the electroweak interaction and test the Standard Model of particle physics.
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C.
CERN accelerator complex
The CERN accelerator complex is a network of interconnected particle accelerators and beamlines near Geneva that produce and prepare high-energy particle beams for experiments such as those at the Large Hadron Collider.
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D.
Super Proton Synchrotron
The Super Proton Synchrotron is a high-energy circular particle accelerator at CERN that serves both as a research machine and as a key injector for the Large Hadron Collider.
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E.
Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, used to smash subatomic particles together at unprecedented energies to study fundamental physics, including the Higgs boson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collider
ⓘ
particle accelerator ⓘ proton–antiproton collider ⓘ |
| accelerates |
antiprotons
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protons ⓘ |
| antiprotonsProducedIn | Antiproton Accumulator ⓘ |
| basedOn | proton–antiproton collisions ⓘ |
| beamType | counter-rotating beams ⓘ |
| builtIn | 1970s ⓘ |
| builtInTunnelOf | Super Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| circumference | about 7 kilometers ⓘ |
| collisionEnergyType | center-of-mass energy ⓘ |
| collisionPoint |
UA1 experiment
ⓘ
surface form:
UA1 interaction point
UA2 experiment ⓘ
surface form:
UA2 interaction point
|
| commissionedIn | early 1980s ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
confirmation of electroweak unification
ⓘ
precision tests of Standard Model ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| discoveryYearOfWAndZ | 1983 ⓘ |
| enabledDiscoveryOf |
W boson
ⓘ
Z boson ⓘ |
| firstPhysicsRun | 1981 ⓘ |
| hostedExperiment |
UA1 experiment
ⓘ
UA2 experiment ⓘ |
| involves | stochastic cooling of antiprotons ⓘ |
| laterUpgradedEnergy | 630 GeV ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
CERN
ⓘ
canton of Geneva ⓘ
surface form:
Geneva region
Meyrin ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| maximumCenterOfMassEnergy | 540 GeV ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeRelated | 1984 Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ |
| notablePhysicistAssociated |
Carlo Rubbia
ⓘ
Simon van der Meer ⓘ |
| operator | CERN ⓘ |
| partOf |
Super Proton Synchrotron
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surface form:
CERN Super Proton Synchrotron
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| preAccelerator |
Linac
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Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| successor | Large Electron–Positron Collider ⓘ |
| technology | synchrotron ⓘ |
| testedTheory |
Standard Model
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surface form:
Standard Model of particle physics
electroweak theory ⓘ |
| usedFor |
high-energy physics experiments
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search for W boson ⓘ search for Z boson ⓘ study of electroweak interactions ⓘ |
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Subject: proton–antiproton collider at CERN Description of subject: The proton–antiproton collider at CERN was a high-energy particle accelerator complex that enabled the discovery of the W and Z bosons, confirming the electroweak theory of the Standard Model.
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