Report of the Electroweak Interactions Theoretical Issues Working Group

摘要

An interesting component of the physics program at Fermilab during the next ten years will be the precision verification of the standard model, rather than its extension. While there is a window for finding Z(prime) gauge bosons, it is unlikely that it is possible to discover the standard model Higgs boson. Measurements of W + (gamma) rates can place limits on non-standard gauge boson couplings. QCD will be further tested by observation of W or Z plus multiple jets, a signal which is also interesting as a background to new particle searches. Precision measurements of the W and Z masses and the forward-backward asymmetry in Z decays can put limits on new physics. 26 refs., 1 fig., 2 tabs.