ep Physics at High Q-squared

TL;DR

This paper reviews how the HERA ep collider enables new measurements of proton structure and Standard Model tests at high Q-squared, opening avenues for discovering physics beyond current theories.

Contribution

It summarizes recent experimental results from HERA that extend the exploration of proton structure and Standard Model tests into previously inaccessible phase space.

Findings

Proton structure functions measured at high Q-squared

No deviations from Standard Model observed

Constraints on new physics models established

Abstract

This article summarizes a talk presented at the SLAC Summer Institute 2000, SLAC, Stanford, USA. The HERA ep collider allows the measurement of the proton structure and tests of the Standard Model in a large region of phase space that has not been accessible before. Such tests provide the framework for the H1 and ZEUS Collaborations to look for physics beyond the Standard Model.