Channel: Fermilab

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: Fermilab’s CDF experiment has recently announced a measurement of the mass of the W boson with unprecedented precision. Even more interesting, the measurement disagrees with theoretical predictions. If confirmed, this could be a very big deal. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln gives a far ranging explanation of the measurement and its significance. CDF collaboration at Fermilab announces most precise ever measurement of W boson mass to be in tension with the Standard Model: news.fnal.gov/2022/04/cdf-collaboration-at-fermilab-announces-most-precise-ever-measurement-of-w-boson-mass High-precision measurement of the W boson mass with the CDF II detector: science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abk1781 Fermilab physics 101: fnal.gov/pub/science/particle-physics-101/index.html Fermilab home page: fnal.gov