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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Stanford Linear Collider → precededBy → SLAC linear accelerator fixed‑target program ⓘ
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Stanford Linear Collider → alsoKnownAs → SLC linear collider ⓘ
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SLC → fullName → Stanford Linear Collider ⓘ
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