Sau Lan Wu — Questions and answers

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What two important scientific discoveries did Dr. Sau Lan Wu help with?

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  1. The gluon and the Higgs boson ✓
  2. Stars and galaxies
  3. Protons and neutrons
  4. Electrons and photons

Answer: The gluon and the Higgs boson

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What does the Standard Model of particle physics help us understand?

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  1. How to build a successful house
  2. The basic particles and forces that control matter ✓
  3. How to make a blueprint for the universe
  4. Different types of animals

Answer: The basic particles and forces that control matter

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What do particle accelerators like LEP and LHC do?

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  1. They build colossal machines.
  2. They travel to the early universe.
  3. They smash particles together to see new particles. ✓
  4. They design detector experiments for scientists.

Answer: They smash particles together to see new particles.

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What special events did Dr. Wu help find to prove the gluon existed?

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  1. Two-jet quark events
  2. Smoking gun events
  3. Three-jet events ✓
  4. Scientific progress events

Answer: Three-jet events

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When did CERN announce the discovery of a new particle similar to the Higgs boson?

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  1. After many years of sifting data
  2. On July 4, 2012 ✓
  3. At a mass around 125 GeV
  4. During the ATLAS experiment

Answer: On July 4, 2012

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What qualities are mentioned that describe Dr. Wu's legacy in science?

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  1. Her ability to make up new rules.
  2. Her focus on building bigger machines.
  3. Her dedication to cooking delicious food.
  4. Her perseverance and intellectual rigor. ✓

Answer: Her perseverance and intellectual rigor.

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