Proceedings of RIKEN BNL Research Center Workshop: The Physics of W and Z Bosons

Dawson, S. ; Okada, K. ; Patwa, A. ; Qiu, J. ; Surrow, B.

关键词: BNL;    BOSONS;    COMMUNITIES;    FERMILAB TEVATRON;    HELICITY;    INTERMEDIATE BOSONS;    NUCLEAR PHYSICS;    PHYSICS;    PRODUCTION;    PROTONS riken bnl research center;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1000735
RP-ID  :  BNL--94287-2010
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1000735
Others  :  Other: KD0201
Others  :  TRN: US1100227

学科分类：核物理和高能物理

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

A two-day workshop on 'The Physics of Wand Z Bosons' Was held at the RIKEN BNL Research Center at Brookhaven National Laboratory on June 24-25, 2010. With the recent release of the first measurement of W bosons in proton-proton collisions at RHIC and the first observation of W events at the LHC, the workshop was a timely opportunity to bring together experts from both the high energy particle and nuclear physics communities to share their ideas and expertise on the physics of Wand Z bosons, with the aim of fully exploring the potential of the W/Z physics programs at RHIC and the LHC. The focus was on the production and measurement of W/Z bosons in both polarized and unpolarized proton-proton collisions, and the role of W/Z production in probing the parton flavor and helicity structure of the colliding proton and in the search for new physics. There were lively discussions about the potential and future prospects of W/Z programs at RHIC, Tevatron, and the LHC.