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Title: Precision measurement of the weak charge of the proton

Journal Article · · Nature (London)

Large experimental programmes in the fields of nuclear and particle physics search for evidence of physics beyond that explained by current theories. The observation of the Higgs boson completed the set of particles predicted by the standard model, which currently provides the best description of fundamental particles and forces. However, this theory’s limitations include a failure to predict fundamental parameters, such as the mass of the Higgs boson, and the inability to account for dark matter and energy, gravity, and the matter–antimatter asymmetry in the Universe, among other phenomena. Furthermore, these limitations have inspired searches for physics beyond the standard model in the post-Higgs era through the direct production of additional particles at high-energy accelerators, which have so far been unsuccessful.

Research Organization:
Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS (United States); Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Contributing Organization:
The Jefferson Lab Qweak Collaboration
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-07ER41528; AC05-06OR23177
OSTI ID:
1599332
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1438370
Report Number(s):
JLAB-PHY-17-2571; DOE/OR/23177-4233; 6623253105; TRN: US1900426
Journal Information:
Nature (London), Vol. 557, Issue 7704; ISSN 0028-0836
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 89 works
Citation information provided by
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