The top quark, 20 years after its discovery

Denisov, Dmitri; Vellidis, Costas

doi:10.1063/PT.3.2749

Title: The top quark, 20 years after its discovery

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In this article, the heaviest of nature’s elementary particles plays an outsized role in many fundamental processes. But because the top quark is so massive, it eluded experimental detection for nearly two decades.

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Denisov, Dmitri ^[1]; Vellidis, Costas ^[1]

Fermi National Accelerator Lab.(FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)

Publication Date:: Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Research Org.:: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)

OSTI Identifier:: 1212742

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB-15-086-E
Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9228; PHTOAD; 1358700

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physics Today

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 68; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9228

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

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