LEP

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LEP (Large Electron–Positron Collider) was a major circular particle accelerator at CERN used to study electroweak interactions and precisely measure properties of particles like the Z boson.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
LEP canonical 3
LEP1 3
LEP2 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf circular accelerator
collider
electron–positron collider
particle accelerator
abbreviation LEP
beamType electron
positron
builtInTunnel LHC tunnel
collisionType electron–positron
constructionStartDate 1983
country Switzerland
decommissioningDate 2000
energyRegime W-pair threshold
Z-pole
firstBeamDate 1989
fullName Large Electron–Positron Collider
fundingBody CERN member states
hostedExperiment ALEPH
DELPHI
linked to: Delphi

L3
OPAL
hostLaboratory CERN
LEP1EnergyRange around 91 GeV centre-of-mass
LEP2EnergyRange up to about 209 GeV centre-of-mass
locatedIn CERN
Geneva region
Meyrin
Switzerland
locatedNear French–Swiss border
maximumCentreOfMassEnergy around 209 GeV
measuredNumberOfLightNeutrinoFamilies about 3
numberOfMainDetectors 4
operationEndDate 2000
operationStartDate 1989
partiallyInCountry France
phase LEP1
LEP2
linked to: LEP
predecessor SPS
primaryPhysicsGoal precision measurements of W boson properties
precision measurements of Z boson properties
study of electroweak interactions
tests of the Standard Model
scientificContribution constraints on Higgs boson mass
constraints on number of light neutrino families
precision determination of W boson mass
precision determination of Z boson mass
precision determination of Z boson width
searches for new physics beyond the Standard Model
stringent tests of electroweak theory
successor Large Hadron Collider
tunnelCircumference 27 kilometres
about 17 miles
tunnelDepth about 100 metres underground
tunnelReusedBy LHC

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Z boson measuredAt LEP
LEP phase LEP2
linked to: LEP
SLD comparedWith LEP experiments
linked to: LEP
Salam–Weinberg model testedBy LEP experiments
linked to: LEP
ALEPH partOf LEP2 program
linked to: LEP
ALEPH collider LEP
L3 dataTakingPeriod LEP1
linked to: LEP
L3 dataTakingPeriod LEP2
linked to: LEP
OPAL operatedDuring LEP1
linked to: LEP
OPAL operatedDuring LEP2
linked to: LEP