Chapter 7: The Large Electron Positron Collider (LEP): Probing the Standard Model

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Concrete Stuffing for the LEP Magnets

• Pumping LEP: Sticky Tape for Molecules

• Superconducting Skin Boosts Accelerator Cavity Performance

• Measuring the (Accelerator) World

• Precise Energy Measurement: Heed the Moon

• The LEP Silicon Vertex Detectors: Right on Target

• DELPHI RICH: The Luminous Footprint of Particles

• BGO for the L3 Experiment: Betting on Precision

• The Magnetic Cavern of L3

• References