Tag: W boson

The W boson carries the weak force. It changes the character of particles of matter—allowing the Sun to burn and new elements to form.

  • First high-precision LHC measurement of W boson mass

    First high-precision LHC measurement of W boson mass

    In a paper published today in the European Physical Journal C, the ATLAS Collaboration reports the first high-precision measurement of W boson mass

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  • Carrying the weak force: Thirty years of the W boson

    Carrying the weak force: Thirty years of the W boson

    On 25 January 1983, CERN physicists announced to the world the discovery of the W boson, an elementary particle that carries the weak force

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