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Experimental Tests of QCD
The first very successful LHC running period has been finished. At 7 TeV
centre-of-mass energy about 5/fb of data have been collected and at 8 TeV even
20/fb. Many detailed analyses of these data are still going on. The latest
measurements on photon, weak boson plus jet, and jet production are compared
against the most recent theory predictions. They are complemented by new
results reported by the experiments at the Tevatron and HERA colliders.
Finally, several new determinations of the strong coupling constant from jet
data are presented.Comment: On behalf of the ATLAS and CMS Collaborations, 8 pages, 8 figures,
pdflatex, to be published in the Proceedings of the Rencontres du Vietnam,
Inaugural Conference of ICISE on "Windows on the Universe", Quy Nhon,
Vietnam, August 11-17, 201
Top Spin and Experimental Tests
We examine pair mass dependence near threshold as a means to measure the spin
of the top quark in hadron collisions, and we discuss the possibility that a
top squark signal could be hidden among the top events.Comment: 9 pages, RevTeX, 3 figures. Contribution to the Thinkshop on
Top-Quark Physics for the Tevatron Run II, Fermilab, October 16 - 18, 199
Experimental Tests of Asymptotic Freedom
Measurements which probe the energy dependence of , the coupling
strength of the strong interaction, are reviewed. Jet counting in
annihilation, combining results obtained in the centre of mass energy range
from 22 to 133 GeV, provides direct evidence for an asymptotically free
coupling, without the need to determine explicit values of . Recent
results from jet production in and in collisions,
obtained in single experiments spanning large ranges of momentum transfer,
, are in good agreement with the running of as predicted by
QCD. Mass spectra of hadronic decays of -leptons are analysed to probe
the running in the very low energy domain, . An update of the world summary of measurements of
consistently proves the energy dependence of and results in a
combined average of .Comment: 11 pages, 8 Figures, LaTeX. To appear in Proc. of QCD Euroconference
96 at Montpellier, France, July 199
Experimental Tests of Asymptotic Freedom
Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), the gauge field theory of the Strong
Interaction, has specific features, asymptotic freedom and confinement, which
determine the behaviour of quarks and gluons in particle reactions at high and
at low energy scales. QCD predicts that the strong coupling strength \as
decreases with increasing energy or momentum transfer, and vanishes at
asymptotically high energies. In this review, the history and the status of
experimental tests of asymptotic freedom are summarised. The world summary of
measurements of \as is updated, leading to an unambiguous verification of the
running of \as and of asymptotic freedom, in excellent agreement with the
predictions of QCD. Averaging a set of measurements balanced between different
particle processes and the available energy range, results in a new and
improved world average of \amz = 0.1189 \pm 0.0010 .Comment: 38 pages, 18 figure
Experimental Tests of General Relativity
Einstein's general theory of relativity is the standard theory of gravity,
especially where the needs of astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology and
fundamental physics are concerned. As such, this theory is used for many
practical purposes involving spacecraft navigation, geodesy, and time transfer.
Here I review the foundations of general relativity, discuss recent progress in
the tests of relativistic gravity in the solar system, and present motivations
for the new generation of high-accuracy gravitational experiments. I discuss
the advances in our understanding of fundamental physics that are anticipated
in the near future and evaluate the discovery potential of the recently
proposed gravitational experiments.Comment: revtex4, 30 pages, 10 figure
Recent Experimental Tests of Special Relativity
We review our recent Michelson-Morley (MM) and Kennedy-Thorndike (KT)
experiment, which tests Lorentz invariance in the photon sector, and report
first results of our ongoing atomic clock test of Lorentz invariance in the
matter sector. The MM-KT experiment compares a cryogenic microwave resonator to
a hydrogen maser, and has set the most stringent limit on a number of
parameters in alternative theories to special relativity. We also report first
results of a test of Lorentz invariance in the SME (Standard Model Extension)
matter sector, using Zeeman transitions in a laser cooled Cs atomic fountain
clock. We describe the experiment together with the theoretical model and
analysis. Recent experimental results are presented and we give a first
estimate of components of the parameters of the SME matter
sector. A full analysis of systematic effects is still in progress, and will be
the subject of a future publication together with our final results. If
confirmed, the present limits would correspond to first ever measurements of
some components, and improvements by 11 and 14 orders of
magnitude on others.Comment: 29 pages. Contribution to Springer Lecture Notes, "Special Relativity
- Will it survive the next 100 years ?", Proceedings, Potsdam, 200
Experimental Tests of Particle Flow Calorimetry
Precision physics at future colliders requires highly granular calorimeters
to support the Particle Flow Approach for event reconstruction. This article
presents a review of about 10 - 15 years of R\&D, mainly conducted within the
CALICE collaboration, for this novel type of detector. The performance of large
scale prototypes in beam tests validate the technical concept of particle flow
calorimeters. The comparison of test beam data with simulation, of e.g.\
hadronic showers, supports full detector studies and gives deeper insight into
the structure of hadronic cascades than was possible previously.Comment: 55 pages, 83 figures, to appear in Reviews of Modern physic
Experimental Tests of the Standard Model
Four lectures on experimental test of the standard model presented at the
Advanced Summer Institute on Techniques and Concepts of High Energy Physics.Comment: 46 page LaTeX with 35 figures included using epsf, requires
crckapb.sty. For publication in Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study
Institute on Techniques and Concepts of High Energy Physics (1998: St. Croix,
V. I.) Ed. T. Ferbe
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