DZero

The DZero experiment, also known as D0, was a scientific experiment conducted at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Batavia, Illinois. It was one of two major experiments at Fermilab's Tevatron particle accelerator, the other being the Collider Detector Facility (CDF).

The primary achievement of the DZero experiment, along with CDF, was the discovery of the top quark in 1995. This was a significant event in particle physics as the top quark was the last of the six predicted quarks to be discovered. The discovery required the high-energy collisions provided by the Tevatron, which collided protons with antiprotons at a total energy of 1.8 teraelectron volts (TeV). The DZero experiment played a crucial role in confirming the existence of this massive subatomic particle.1