Electroweak Symmetry Studies at LEP and SSC with the L3 and GEM Detectors

该奖项支持波士顿大学一名资深教员、一名助理教授和一名助理研究教授的研究。他们研究基本粒子的基本性质，特别是那些与标准模型的电弱部分有关的性质。主要的活动是在欧洲核子研究中心的电子-正电子对撞机LEP上操作的L3小组。一些特别的目标是发现希格斯和超对称粒子，或者至少扩展它们目前建立的质量极限，测量Z衰变到b夸克对的部分宽度，以及在高于W对产生阈值的能量下测试标准模型预测。为了为未来SSC主导的时代做准备，他们参与了宝石探测器的设计研究。来自GEM(和SDC)的数据将开始阐明电弱对称破缺机制，要么是随着希格斯粒子的发现，要么是标准模型之外的一些未知现象。

This award supports research by a senior faculty member, an Assistant Professor, and an Assistant Research Professor at Boston University. They study fundamental properties of elementary particles, especially those connected with the electroweak sector of the standard model. Major activities are with the L3 group who operate at the electron-positron collider, LEP, at CERN. Some particular goals are discovery of Higgs and SUSY particles or at least extensions of their currently established mass limits, measurement of the partial width of Z decay to b-quark pairs, and test of standard model predictions at energies above W-pair production threshold. In preparation for the future SSC-dominated era, they participate in design studies for the GEM detector. Data from GEM (and SDC) will begin to clarify the electroweak symmetry breaking mechanism, either with the discovery of the Higgs or some as yet unknown phenomena outside the Standard Model.