Nonstandard Neutral Weak Boson and Elastic Electron Proton Scattering
Journal
Phys. Rev.
Journal Volume
D38
Pages
3427-3436
Date Issued
1988
Author(s)
Abstract
The prospect of using a precision measurement of parity violation in elastic electron-proton scattering in the GeV range to detect manifestations of the nonstandard neutral weak boson Z0 is investigated in some detail. The numerical results indicate that, for an assumed Z0 mass of about 300 GeV, the deviation of the predicted parity-violating beam and target asymmetries from those given by the standard Glashow-Weinberg-Salam electroweak theory can be in the vicinity of several percent. Thus, confirmation of the standard model to within an accuracy of a couple of percent in such measurement should yield a severe constraint on the possible existence of the nonstandard neutral weak boson. © 1988 The American Physical Society.
Type
journal article