Abstract:
The use of hadron colliders to investigate the properties of
the W bosons started in 1982 at the CERN SpS collider. Since
then, the Tevatron experiments at Fermilab have recorded a
large sample of W events which allowed precision
measurements of the properties of W bosons. In this paper
the authors review W gauge boson physics at hadron colliders
from 1982 to 2000. They first discuss the production
mechanism and detection of W bosons in p collisions. After a
brief
review of the early studies, W boson physics at the Tevatron
collider are thoroughly examined. Finally, possible future
directions of W boson physics at hadron colliders are
discussed.