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We carry out high-precision calculation of parity violation in cesium atom, reducing theoretical uncertainty by a factor of two compared to previous evaluations. We combine previous measurements with our calculations and extract the weak…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2010-04-21 S. G. Porsev , K. Beloy , A. Derevianko

The CCFR collaboration reports a precise measurement of electroweak parameters derived from the ratio of neutral-current to charged-current cross-sections in neutrino-nucleon scattering at the Fermilab Tevatron. This ratio of cross-sections…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2016-08-31 CCFR Collaboration , K. S. McFarland

We analyze the dispersion correction to elastic parity violating electron-proton scattering due to $\gamma Z$ exchange. In particular, we explore the theoretical uncertainties associated with modeling contributions of hadronic intermediate…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2011-08-22 Mikhail Gorchtein , C. J. Horowitz , Michael J. Ramsey-Musolf

We report the most precise measurement to date of a parity-violating asymmetry in elastic electron-proton scattering. The measurement was carried out with a beam energy of 3.03 GeV and a scattering angle <theta_lab>=6 degrees, with the…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2012-08-27 The HAPPEX Collaboration

The weak mixing angle is a fundamental parameter of the electroweak theory of the standard model whose measurement in the low-energy regime is still not precisely determined. Different probes are sensitive to its value, among which atomic…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-08-20 M. Atzori Corona , M. Cadeddu , N. Cargioli , F. Dordei , C. Giunti

We report on a measurement of the parity-violating asymmetry in the scattering of longitudinally polarized electrons on unpolarized protons at a $Q^2$ of 0.230 (GeV/c)^2 and a scattering angle of \theta_e = 30^o - 40^o. Using a large…

The P2 experiment in Mainz aims to measure the weak mixing angle in electron- proton scattering to a precision of 0.13 %. In order to suppress uncertainties due to proton structure and contributions from box graphs, both a low average…

We present an overview of the electroweak physics program of the SLD experiment at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC). A data sample of 550K Z0 decays has been collected. This experiment utilizes a highly polarized electron beam,…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Woods

The P2 experiment aims at high-precision measurements of the parity-violating asymmetry in elastic electron-proton and electron-$^{12}$C scatterings with longitudinally polarized electrons. We discuss here the sensitivity of P2 to…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2022-05-23 Ingolf Bischer , P. S. Bhupal Dev , Werner Rodejohann , Xun-Jie Xu , Yongchao Zhang

The proposed electron-proton collider LHeC is a unique facility where electroweak interactions can be studied with a very high precision in a largely unexplored kinematic regime of spacelike momentum transfer. We have simulated inclusive…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2020-07-24 Daniel Britzger , Max Klein , Hubert Spiesberger

The NuTeV experiment has performed precision measurements of the ratio of neutral-current to charged-current cross-sections in high rate, high energy neutrino and anti-neutrino beams on a dense, primarily steel, target. The separate…

Atomic Parity Violation (APV) is usually quantified in terms of the weak nuclear charge $Q_W$ of a nucleus, which depends on the coupling strength between the atomic electrons and quarks. In this work, we review the importance of APV to…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2019-06-13 Giorgio Arcadi , Manfred Lindner , Jessica Martins , Farinaldo S. Queiroz

Measurement of the parity-violating electron scattering asymmetry from ${}^{208}$Pb has demonstrated a new opportunity at Jefferson Lab to measure the weak charge distribution and hence pin down the neutron radius in nuclei in a relatively…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2015-10-21 Robert Michaels

The NuTeV collaboration has performed precision measurements of the ratio of neutral current to charged current cross-sections in high rate, high energy neutrino and anti-neutrino beams on a dense, primarily steel, target. The separate…

A dedicated effort by both the experimental and theoretical communities is crucial for achieving a precise determination of Standard Model parameters such as the $W$ mass ($M_W$). $M_W$ is measured directly at the CERN LEP2 $e^+ e^-$ and…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-02 Kwangwoo Park , Ulrich Baur , Doreen Wackeroth

A measurement of the production of $W$ bosons with opposite electric charges in association with two jets is presented based on 140 fb$^{-1}$ of data collected by the ATLAS detector in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV. The…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2024-08-27 ATLAS Collaboration

Using the deep inelastic e^+p and e^-p charged and neutral current scattering cross sections previously published, a combined electroweak and QCD analysis is performed to determine electroweak parameters accounting for their correlation…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2012-08-27 H1 Collaboration

Measurements of parity-violating asymmetries in DIS region using the SoLID spectrometer at Jefferson Lab (JLab) Hall A in the 12 GeV era are presented. A proposal with a polarized electron beam on unpolarized deuteron and proton targets has…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2017-01-12 Y. X. Zhao

We discuss results of the most accurate to-date test of the low-energy electroweak sector of the standard model of elementary particles. Combining previous measurements with our high-precision calculations we extracted the weak charge of…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2014-11-21 S. G. Porsev , K. Beloy , A. Derevianko