Collide beams · slide the energy · snap to the Z⁰ at 91 GeV
e⁻ beam
e⁺ beam
muon
hadron jet
photon
Collision energy √s30 GeV
Dominant channelhadron jets jets
Event rate
On Z⁰ peak?1%
Last event—
Total events fired0
Cross-section σ vs √s (log scale, from the Breit-Wigner formula) — the Z⁰ resonance spikes at 91 GeV; the dot is your current energy