Electroweak Prospects for Tevatron RunII

The prospects of precision electroweak measurements from CDF and D0, using RunII data, is reviewed.Comment: 4 pages; to appear in the Proceedings for the ICHEP-02 Conference, Amsterda

Measurement of the W Mass from LEP2

In 1997 each LEP experiment collected approximately $55 {pb}^{-1}$ of data at a center-of-mass energy of 183 GeV. These data yield a sample of candidate $e^+e^- \to W^+W^-$ events from which the mass of the W boson, M_W, is measured. The preliminary LEP combined result, including data taken at \roots = 161 and 172 GeV and assuming the Standard Model relation between the W decay width and mass, is $M_W = 80.38 \pm 0.07 (exp) \pm 0.03 (CR/BE) \pm 0.02 (E_{bm})$ GeV, where the uncertainties correspond to experimental, colour-reconnection/Bose-Einstein, and LEP beam energy respectively.Comment: 7 pages, 1 figure. Proceedings for talk 1-12 given at the DPF99 Conference in Los Angeles, Californi

Recent LEP 2 Results from OPAL

In 1996, after another set of upgrades, LEP began running for the first time at center-of-mass energies above the W-pair production threshold. This new energy regime is rich in physics and offers new tests of the Standard Model, increased sensitivity for search physics, and precision W physics. We summarize the recent results from OPAL using 9.9 pb^-1 of data collected at \sqrt s = 161.3 GeV from June to August 1996.Comment: 26 pages, 15 figures, Latex, appb.sty included; Proceedings from the Cracow Epiphany Conference, 4-6 January 1997, Cracow, Poland; to be published in Acta Physica Polonica

Precision Measurements of the W-Boson Mass

The Standard Model of electroweak interactions has had great success in describing the observed data over the last three decades. The precision of experimental measurements affords tests of the Standard Model at the quantum loop level beyond leading order. Despite this great success it is important to continue confronting experimental measurements with the Standard Model predictions as any deviation would signal new physics. As a fundamental parameter of the Standard Model, the mass of the W-boson, M_W, is of particular importance. Aside from being an important test of the SM itself, a precision measurement of M_W can be used to constrain the mass of the Higgs boson, M_H. In this article we review the principal experimental techniques for determining M_W and discuss their combination into a single precision M_W measurement, which is then used to yield constraints on M_H. We conclude by briefly discussing future prospects for precision measurements of the W-boson mass.Comment: 37 pages, 13 figures, LaTex, to be published in volume 50 of Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Scienc

Measurement of MWM_{W} from LEP2

In 1997 each LEP experiment collected approximately 55 inv. pb of data at a center-of-mass energy of 183 GeV. These data yield a sample of candidate e+e- -> WW events from which the mass of the W boson, Mw, is measured. The LEP combined result, including data taken at roots = 161 and 172 GeV and assuming the Standard Model relation between the W decay width and mass, is Mw = 80.35 +/- 0.07 (exp) +/- 0.04 (CR) +/- 0.03 (E_beam) GeV, where the errors correspond to experimental, colour-reconnection/Bose-Einstein, and LEP beam energy uncertainties respectively

Top-Quark Physics Results from the Tevatron

The Tevatron's record luminosities enable a program systematically addressing the physics of the top quark. The CDF and D0 experiments are pioneering measurements across the full breadth of topics. Some of their most recent results are summarized.Comment: 5 pages, proceedings for the CIPANP 2009 conferenc

Top Quark Physics at the Tevatron

We review the field of top-quark physics with an emphasis on experimental techniques. The role of the top quark in the Standard Model of particle physics is summarized and the basic phenomenology of top-quark production and decay is introduced. We discuss how contributions from physics beyond the Standard Model could affect top-quark properties or event samples. The many measurements made at the Fermilab Tevatron, which test the Standard Model predictions or probe for direct evidence of new physics using the top-quark event samples, are reviewed here.Comment: 50 pages, 17 figures, 2 tables; version accepted by Review of Modern Physic