"ATLAS: First Measurement of W-Boson Width at LHC"
The ATLAS collaboration at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has made the first measurement of the W-boson width, a parameter that may hold clues about new physics phenomena beyond the Standard Model. The measurement, based on proton-proton collision data at an energy of 7 TeV, yielded a value of 2202 ± 47 million electronvolts (MeV), consistent with the Standard-Model prediction. This achievement required a detailed particle-momentum analysis and the confluence of high-precision results, including an accurate understanding of W-boson production, knowledge of the inner structure of the proton, and theoretical predictions. The measured values of the W-boson mass and width are consistent with the Standard-Model predictions, and future measurements using larger datasets are expected to further refine our understanding of particle physics.
