Dr Aidan Robson
The Standard Model of Particle Physics
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proton?
photon
~450nm photon
De Broglie
Glasgow electron microscope
electron proton?
Glasgow electron microscope Stanford linear accelerator (1960) proton?
Glasgow electron microscope Stanford linear accelerator (1960) proton
Four forces of nature Weak Strong Electromagnetic Gravity electric charge mass weak charge strong charge
The Standard Model of Particle Physics
mesons = 2 quarks baryons = 3 quarks
±
± +2 3 –1 3 –
‘Young man, if I could remember the names of these particles, I would have been a botanist!’ E. Fermi to his student L. Lederman (both Nobel prizewinners)
The Standard Model of Particle Physics
H t,b g g l– l+ l– l+ Z Z
Couplings
H→ : New result 26/11/13 !
Picture from Marusa Bradac
Higher