proton–antiproton collider at CERN

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The proton–antiproton collider at CERN was a high-energy particle accelerator complex that enabled the discovery of the W and Z bosons, confirming the electroweak theory of the Standard Model.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf collider
particle accelerator
proton–antiproton collider
accelerates antiprotons
protons
antiprotonsProducedIn Antiproton Accumulator
basedOn proton–antiproton collisions
beamType counter-rotating beams
builtIn 1970s
builtInTunnelOf Super Proton Synchrotron
circumference about 7 kilometers
collisionEnergyType center-of-mass energy
collisionPoint UA1 interaction point
linked to: UA1 experiment

UA2 interaction point
linked to: UA2 experiment
commissionedIn early 1980s
contributedTo confirmation of electroweak unification
precision tests of Standard Model
country Switzerland
discoveryYearOfWAndZ 1983
enabledDiscoveryOf W boson
Z boson
firstPhysicsRun 1981
hostedExperiment UA1 experiment
UA2 experiment
involves stochastic cooling of antiprotons
laterUpgradedEnergy 630 GeV
locatedIn CERN
Geneva region
linked to: canton of Geneva

Meyrin
Switzerland
maximumCenterOfMassEnergy 540 GeV
NobelPrizeRelated 1984 Nobel Prize in Physics
notablePhysicistAssociated Carlo Rubbia
Simon van der Meer
operator CERN
partOf CERN Super Proton Synchrotron
preAccelerator Linac
Proton Synchrotron
status decommissioned
successor Large Electron–Positron Collider
technology synchrotron
testedTheory Standard Model of particle physics
linked to: Standard Model

electroweak theory
usedFor high-energy physics experiments
search for W boson
search for Z boson
study of electroweak interactions

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Simon van der Meer contributedTo proton–antiproton collider at CERN