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Title: Determination of the Proton's Weak Charge and Its Constraints on the Standard Model
This article discusses some of the history of parity-violation experiments that culminated in the Q weak experiment, which provided the first determination of the proton's weak charge [Formula: see text]. The guiding principles necessary to the success of that experiment are outlined, followed by a brief description of the Q weak experiment. Several consistent methods used to determine [Formula: see text] from the asymmetry measured in the Q weak experiment are explained in detail. The weak mixing angle sin 2 θ w determined from [Formula: see text] is compared with results from other experiments. A description of the procedure for using the [Formula: see text] result on the proton to set TeV-scale limits for new parity-violating semileptonic physics beyond the Standard Model (BSM) is presented. By also considering atomic parity-violation results on cesium, the article shows how this result can be generalized to set limits on BSM physics, which couples to any combination of valence quark flavors. Finally, the discovery space available to future weak-charge measurements is explored.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1714325
PAR ID:
10202680
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science
Volume:
69
Issue:
1
ISSN:
0163-8998
Page Range / eLocation ID:
191 to 217
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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