Review of Physics Results from the Tevatron: Electroweak Physics

TL;DR

This paper reviews the extensive electroweak physics research conducted at the Tevatron collider, highlighting key measurements of W and Z bosons and their implications for the Standard Model and new physics searches.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive summary of Tevatron electroweak results, emphasizing recent measurements and future prospects for precision studies.

Findings

Precise W boson mass measurements

Detailed W/Z boson distribution and asymmetry data

Diboson production results supporting Standard Model predictions

Abstract

We summarize an extensive Tevatron (1984-2011) electroweak physics program that involves a variety of W and Z boson precision measurements. The relevance of these studies using single and associated gauge boson production to our understanding of the electroweak sector, quantum chromodynamics and searches for new physics is emphasized. We discuss the importance of the W boson mass measurement, the W/Z boson distributions and asymmetries, and diboson studies. We highlight the recent Tevatron measurements and prospects for the final Tevatron measurements.