BaBar detector

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The BaBar detector was a large particle physics experiment at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory designed to study B-meson decays and CP violation in high-energy electron–positron collisions.

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BaBar detector canonical 1
BaBar experiment 1
Belle detector 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf B-physics experiment
asymmetric B-factory experiment
collider detector
particle physics detector
acceleratorType asymmetric-energy electron–positron collider
beamType electron beam
positron beam
builtForAccelerator PEP-II storage ring
calorimeterTechnology CsI(Tl) crystal calorimeter
centerOfMassEnergy around 10.58 GeV
collaboration BaBar Collaboration
collaborationCountries over 10 countries
collaborationSize about 600 physicists
constructionStart 1994
country United States
dataTakingEnd 2008
dataTakingStart 1999
decommissioned 2008
hasSubsystem DIRC Cherenkov detector
drift chamber
electromagnetic calorimeter
instrumented flux return
silicon vertex tracker
superconducting solenoid
hostLaboratory SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
inspiredBy Belle detector at KEK B-factory
integratedLuminosityRecorded over 500 fb^-1
locatedIn Menlo Park, California
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
magneticFieldStrength about 1.5 tesla
muonSystemTechnology limited streamer tubes
resistive plate chambers
notableResult constraints on the unitarity triangle
measurements of rare B decays
observation of CP violation in the B-meson system
precision measurements of sin(2β)
searches for light dark matter and hidden sector particles
operatedAtResonance Υ(4S) resonance
particleIDTechnology DIRC (Detection of Internally Reflected Cherenkov light)
linked to: Cherenkov detectors
primaryPurpose study of B-meson decays
producedBBbarPairs over 470 million B-meson pairs
researchFocus CP violation in the B-meson system
charm physics
measurement of CKM matrix elements
searches for new physics beyond the Standard Model
searches for rare B decays
tau lepton physics
tests of the Standard Model
two-photon physics
successorExperiment Belle II detector
trackingDetectorTechnology gas-filled drift chamber
vertexDetectorTechnology silicon microstrip

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Electromagnetic Calorimeter partOf BaBar detector
Electromagnetic Calorimeter partOf Belle detector
linked to: BaBar detector
Stanford Linear Collider succeededBy B‑factory program at SLAC
subject linked to: Stanford Linear Collider (SLC)
linked to: BaBar detector
Kobayashi–Maskawa theory hasEvidenceFrom BaBar experiment
linked to: BaBar detector