Muon Collider Lattice Design

ORAL

Abstract

High Energy Physics research is heavily based on particle colliders. There is only one collider operating at the energy frontier, namely the CERN LHC for which a luminosity upgrade is in preparation and is expected to operate until 2035. While many still unanswered questions call for more powerful tools for the post-LHC era, the costs for building and operating larger facilities is the main obstacle to their realization. Technological advancements and new ideas are key ingredients for overcoming the impasse. A Muon Collider could be a more affordable alternative to hadron and electron-positron colliders. First proposed by Budker in 1967, the idea of a MC has been revived in the US at the end of the 90s and many studies addressing the different aspects of such a facility have been published. In this talk I will give an overview of lattice designs which were proposed for the MC before such studies were put on hold in 2016.

Authors

  • Eliana Gianfelice-Wendt

    Brookhaven National Laboratory