Z boson

GPTKB entity

Statements (129)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:quantum_field_theory
gptkb:Physics
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Z⁰_boson
gptkbp:can_be_emitted_during weak interactions
gptkbp:can_detect colliders
its decay products
gptkbp:charging_method gptkb:0
gptkbp:charging_time neutral
gptkbp:components the electroweak interaction
gptkbp:contributes_to neutral current interactions
mass of particles
neutrino masses
gptkbp:decay leptonic and hadronic channels
gptkbp:decay_width 2.5 Ge V
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:1973
gptkb:CERN
UA1 and UA2 collaborations
gptkbp:discovery gptkb:CERN
confirmation of electroweak unification
UA1
UA2
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:1973
gptkb:1983
gptkbp:first_appearance gptkb:1983
gptkbp:has_a_lifetime approximately 3 x 10^-25 seconds
3 × 10⁻²⁵ seconds
gptkbp:has_a_spin gptkb:1
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Z boson
gptkbp:influence weak nuclear force
neutral weak interactions
gptkbp:interacts_with gptkb:gauge_bosons
gptkb:W_bosons
gptkb:Physics
quarks and leptons
both left-handed and right-handed fermions
neutral current interaction
gptkbp:is_a_force_carrier_for weak force
gptkbp:is_a_fundamental_particle gptkb:true
nan
gptkbp:is_a_gauge_boson gptkb:true
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of the electroweak theory
the electroweak unification
gptkbp:is_a_mediator_of weak force interactions
gptkbp:is_a_neutral_gauge_boson gptkb:true
gptkbp:is_a_resonance_in the Z pole region
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of quantum field theory research
gptkbp:is_a_vector_boson gptkb:true
nan
gptkbp:is_associated_with the electroweak interaction
the weak hypercharge
gptkbp:is_detected_via its decay products
gptkbp:is_electrically_neutral gptkb:true
gptkbp:is_involved_in neutrino interactions
electron-positron annihilation
neutral current interactions
lepton flavor violation processes
gptkbp:is_observed_in LEP experiments
SLC experiments
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:the_Standard_Model_of_particle_physics
gptkbp:is_produced_alongside Higgs boson in collisions
gptkbp:is_studied_for its role in CP violation
gptkbp:is_studied_in high-energy physics experiments
the Large Hadron Collider
gptkbp:isotopes gptkb:W_boson
has been observed in experiments
can be created in pairs
can decay into multiple channels
carries the weak force
contributes to the mass of other particles
is produced in the early universe
gptkbp:key_player electroweak symmetry breaking
gptkbp:lifespan 3.4 × 10⁻²⁵ s
gptkbp:mass 91.2 Ge V/c²
91.1876 Ge V/c²
approximately 91.2 Ge V/c²
gptkbp:mode gptkb:Z_boson_pairs
gptkb:Nexon
gptkb:hadrons
gptkb:leptons
gptkb:Quark
electron pairs
two photons
hadronic decay
lepton-antilepton pairs
leptonic decay
quark-antiquark pairs
leptons and quarks
muon pairs
tau pairs
gptkbp:named_after the German word ' Zweig' meaning 'branch'
gptkbp:produced_by high-energy collisions
particle accelerators
proton-proton collisions
high-energy particle collisions
electron-positron collisions
collider experiments
heavy ion collisions
the Large Hadron Collider
electron-proton collisions
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:quantum_field_theory
gptkb:Higgs_boson
gptkb:Quantum_Mechanics
Feynman diagrams
high-energy physics
electroweak symmetry breaking
quantum electrodynamics
particle physics experiments
symmetry breaking
virtual particles
gauge invariance
lepton flavor violation
particle-antiparticle pairs
electroweak theory
baryon asymmetry
collider physics
mass generation mechanism
gptkbp:responsible_for neutral current interactions
gptkbp:role electroweak interaction
gptkbp:roll_rate gptkb:1
gptkbp:strength the photon
gptkbp:symbol Z⁰
gptkbp:theoretical_prediction 1970s
gptkbp:theory gptkb:Standard_Model_of_particle_physics
gptkbp:type gptkb:quantum_field_theory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:B_meson
gptkb:Higgs_boson
gptkb:gauge_bosons
gptkb:top_quark
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5