Electroweak milestones - 50 years of neutral currents, 40 years of W and Z bosons

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81/R-003A - Science Gateway Auditorium A (CERN)

81/R-003A - Science Gateway Auditorium A

CERN

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Electroweak milestones - 50 years of neutral currents, 40 years of W and Z bosons

On 19 July 1973, scientists from CERN’s Gargamelle bubble chamber presented the first direct evidence of the weak neutral current. A decade later, CERN announced the discovery of the carriers of the weak interaction. The W boson, carrier of the charged current interaction, was announced on 25 January 1983, followed by the Z boson, carrier of the weak neutral interaction on 1 July 1983. 2023 therefore marks the 50th anniversary of the neutral current discovery and the 40th anniversary of the W and Z boson discoveries. The symposium covers the past, present and future of this rich seam of physics.

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Presentations in English only | Registration to the event is mandatory and moderated.

 

The symposium will be webcast. The Zoom room is only to allow remote participants to ask questions using the chat function. 

Webcast
There is a live webcast for this event
    • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
      Morning Session: chaired by Fabiola Gianotti 81/R-003A - Science Gateway Auditorium A

      81/R-003A - Science Gateway Auditorium A

      CERN

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    • 12:00 PM 2:00 PM
      Break 2h
    • 2:00 PM 5:20 PM
      Afternoon Session: chaired by Joachim Mnich 81/R-003A - Science Gateway Auditorium A

      81/R-003A - Science Gateway Auditorium A

      CERN

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      • 2:00 PM
        The evolution of electroweak theory 20m
        Speaker: Wolfgang Hollik
      • 2:25 PM
        Z and W measurements at LEP and SLD 20m
        Speaker: Guy Wilkinson (University of Oxford (GB))
      • 2:50 PM
        Electroweak results from Tevatron and HERA 20m
        Speaker: Bo Jayatilaka (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (US))
      • 3:15 PM
        Break 45m
      • 4:00 PM
        The W mass at the LHC 20m
        Speaker: Maarten Boonekamp (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))
      • 4:25 PM
        Measurements with W and Z bosons at LHC 20m
        Speaker: Elisabetta Manca (University of California Los Angeles (US))
      • 4:50 PM
        A forward look (FCC-ee) 20m
        Speaker: Rebeca Gonzalez Suarez (Uppsala University (SE))