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Weak Gauge Bosons
Experimental Progress
The Z Boson
| 1989 | Precision measurements of Z resonance began at SLC and LEP |
| 1989-95 | High-statistics Z studies at LEP |
| 1993- | Longitudinally polarized electron beams at SLC permit precision measurements of weak mixing angle, competitive with CERN. |
The W Boson
| -1995 | W Studies at proton colliders at CERN and FNAL. Observe high-pT lepton from W decay. W mass derived from Monte-Carlo predictions for transverse energy distribution. |
| 1996- | LEP CMS energy increased above 161 GeV, allowing W pair production. The cross section for e+ e- into W+W- is a sensitive function of MW just above threshhold. |
| 1993- | Longitudinally polarized electron beams at SLC permit precision measurements of weak mixing angle, competitive with CERN. |
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