The Electroweak Box

Date: 
Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 9:00am to Saturday, September 30, 2017 - 1:00pm
Location: 

LGRT 419B

The gamma-boson exchange diagram plays an important role in a number of different areas of nuclear and particle physics. Two-photon exchange in elastic lepton-nucleon scattering is believed to become large at high momentum transfers to explain a large discrepancy in the proton elastic form factor determination. The gamma-Z box diagram is a significant contribution to the asymmetry in parity-violating electron scattering. Finally, the gamma-W diagram enters into beta-decays which are used to constrain fundamental elements of the Standard Model.

The purpose of the workshop is to bring together both theorists and experimentalists in these different areas to improve our understanding of this important process. An important focus will be on the interplay between the gamma-boson exchange contributions to different electroweak observables and the opportunities to exploit measurements to calibrate theoretical predictions. We hope to develop a roadmap for theory and experiment through a set of informal talks and discussions.

Co-organizers
Jan Bernauer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doug Hasell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michael Kohl, Hampton U & Jefferson Lab
Richard Milner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michael Ramsey-Musolf, UMass Amherst

Schedule

2017-09-28
Thursday, September 28
9:00am
Welcome

Michael Ramsey-Musolf

UMass Amherst

PDF icon EW Box Welcome
Thursday, September 28
9:15am
Thursday, September 28
10:00am
Thursday, September 28
10:45am
Thursday, September 28
11:15am
Thursday, September 28
12:00pm
A_N Experiment

Krishna Kumar

Stony Brook University

PDF icon anexperiments.pdf
Thursday, September 28
12:30pm
Thursday, September 28
2:00pm
Thursday, September 28
2:30pm
Thursday, September 28
3:00pm
Thursday, September 28
3:30pm
Thursday, September 28
4:00pm
Thursday, September 28
5:00pm
Thursday, September 28
6:30pm
2017-09-29
Friday, September 29
9:00am
Friday, September 29
9:45am
Friday, September 29
10:30am
Friday, September 29
11:00am
Friday, September 29
11:30am
Dispersive Approach to the Gamma-W Box Diagram in Beta Decay

Chien Yeah Seng

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

PDF icon gamma_w.pdf
Friday, September 29
12:00pm
Friday, September 29
12:30pm
Friday, September 29
2:00pm
Friday, September 29
2:30pm
Friday, September 29
3:00pm
Friday, September 29
3:30pm
Friday, September 29
4:00pm
Friday, September 29
5:00pm
Friday, September 29
6:30pm
2017-09-30
Saturday, September 30
9:00am
2 Loop EW

Hiren Patel

UMass Amherst

Saturday, September 30
9:30am
Saturday, September 30
10:00am
Saturday, September 30
10:15am
Saturday, September 30
10:30am
Saturday, September 30
11:00am
Positrons at 12 GeV JLab

Bob McKeown

Jefferson Lab/ William and Mary

File bmck_umass17_v1.pptx
Saturday, September 30
11:30am
The Future Path

Richard Milner

MIT

Saturday, September 30
12:00pm
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