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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Predicate Object
instanceOf collider
particle accelerator
proton–antiproton collider
accelerates antiprotons
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
surface form: CERN Super Proton Synchrotron
preAccelerator Linac
Proton Synchrotron
status decommissioned
successor Large Electron–Positron Collider
technology synchrotron
testedTheory Standard Model
surface form: Standard Model of particle physics

electroweak theory
usedFor high-energy physics experiments
search for W boson
search for Z boson
study of electroweak interactions

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Simon van der Meer contributedTo proton–antiproton collider at CERN