Stanford Linear Collider (SLC)

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The Stanford Linear Collider (SLC) was a pioneering electron–positron linear collider at SLAC that enabled precision studies of the Z boson and electroweak interactions.

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instanceOf electron–positron collider
linear collider
particle accelerator
abbreviation SLC
acceleratorTechnology linear accelerator
affiliation Stanford University
alsoKnownAs SLC linear collider
beamAccelerationMethod radio‑frequency linear acceleration
beamType electron beam
positron beam
colliderGeometry linear
collisionType electron–positron collisions
country United States
dataUsedFor global electroweak fits
precision determination of the weak mixing angle
designedBy SLAC accelerator physicists
endOfOperation late 1990s
energyRange around 91 GeV center‑of‑mass energy
fundingAgency U.S. Department of Energy
hostedExperiment SLD detector
linked to: SLD
inspired future linear collider designs
locatedIn California
Menlo Park, California
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Stanford University site
notableResult constraints on electroweak parameters
precision measurements of Z boson properties
precision tests of the Standard Model
operator SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
partOf SLAC accelerator complex
physicsModelTested Standard Model of particle physics
linked to: Standard Model
precededBy SLAC linear accelerator fixed‑target program
primaryPhysicsTarget Z boson resonance
linked to: Z boson
researchField high‑energy physics
particle physics
significance first and only linear electron–positron collider to reach the Z pole
pioneering testbed for linear collider technology
startOfOperation late 1980s
status decommissioned
studiedInteraction electroweak interaction
studiedParticle Z boson
succeededBy B‑factory program at SLAC
linked to: BaBar detector
usedFor electron–positron annihilation experiments
high‑energy physics experiments
precision studies of the Z boson
tests of the electroweak interaction

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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory hasFacility Stanford Linear Collider (SLC)
Z boson wasStudiedAt SLAC Linear Collider
subject linked to: Z
linked to: Stanford Linear Collider (SLC)
SLD locatedAt SLAC Linear Collider
linked to: Stanford Linear Collider (SLC)
SLD collider SLAC Linear Collider
linked to: Stanford Linear Collider (SLC)
Stanford Linear Collider precededBy SLAC linear accelerator fixed‑target program
subject linked to: Stanford Linear Collider (SLC)
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Stanford Linear Collider alsoKnownAs SLC linear collider
subject linked to: Stanford Linear Collider (SLC)
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