Z

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Z is the neutral elementary particle known as the Z boson, a carrier of the weak nuclear force in the Standard Model of particle physics.

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Z canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf elementary particle
gauge boson
neutral weak boson
vector boson
belongsToInteraction electroweak interaction
canDecayTo lepton–antilepton pairs
neutrino–antineutrino pairs
quark–antiquark pairs
carrierOf weak nuclear force
couplesTo charged leptons
left-handed fermions
neutrinos
quarks
right-handed fermions
decaysVia weak interaction
discoveredAt CERN
discoveredBy UA1 experiment
UA2 experiment
discoveredUsing Super Proton Synchrotron
discoveryYear 1983
hasBaryonNumber 0
hasChargeConjugationParity +1
hasColorCharge no
hasElectricCharge 0
hasIsospin 1
hasLeptonNumber 0
hasLifetime about 3×10^-25 s
hasParity -1 (vector boson)
hasRestMass about 91.1876 GeV/c^2
hasRole mediator of neutral weak currents
hasSpin 1
hasThirdComponentOfWeakIsospin 0
hasWidth about 2.4952 GeV
isGaugeBosonOf SU(2)_L × U(1)_Y symmetry (after mixing)
isItsOwnAntiparticle true
isMassive true
isRelatedTo Higgs boson
W+ boson
linked to: W boson

W- boson
linked to: W boson

photon
mediatesInteraction neutral current weak interaction
partOf Standard Model of particle physics
linked to: Standard Model
predictedBy Glashow–Weinberg–Salam model
electroweak theory
symbol Z
wasKeyTo precision tests of the Standard Model
wasStudiedAt Large Electron–Positron Collider
SLAC Linear Collider

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Z boson symbol Z