DØ-Germany


DØ is one of the two big experiments at the proton antiproton collider TEVATRON operating at FERMILAB (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory) in Batavia, Illinois, USA (near Chicago). A first data taking period (Run I), between 1992 and 1996, has been a great success, leading in particular to the discovery of the top quark.

In the following years the DØ-detector and the accelerator have been upgraded substantially. The second data taking period (Run II) has started in March 2001. Protons and antiprotons collide at a record centre of mass energy of 2000 GeV. The principal goal is the search for new particles. Six German research groups participate in this experiment.

Research supported by the German Ministry for Research
Last update: 2008-07-14 by Thomas Hebbeker