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Review of Particle Physics

Journal article published in 2008 by C. Amsler, M. Doser, M. Antonelli, D. M. Asner, K. S. Babu, H. Baer, H. R. Band, R. M. Barnett, E. Bergren, J. Beringer, G. Bernardi, W. Bertl, H. Bichsel, O. Biebel, P. Bloch and other authors.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

This biennial Review summarizes much of particle physics. Using data from previous editions, plus 2778 new measurements from 645 papers, we list, evaluate, and average measured properties of gauge bosons, leptons, quarks, mesons, and baryons. We also summarize searches for hypothetical particles such as Higgs bosons, heavy neutrinos, and supersymmetric particles. All the particle properties and search limits are listed in Summary Tables. We also give numerous tables, figures, formulae, and reviews of topics such as the Standard Model, particle detectors, probability, and statistics. Among the 108 reviews are many that are new or heavily revised including those on CKM quark-mixing matrix, Vud and Vus, Vcb and Vub, top quark, muon anomalous magnetic moment, extra dimensions, particle detectors, cosmic background radiation, dark matter, cosmological parameters, and big bang cosmology. A booklet is available containing the Summary Tables and abbreviated versions of some of the other sections of this full Review. All tables, listings, and reviews (and errata) are also available on the Particle Data Group website: http://pdg.lbl.gov. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.