C³: A "Cool" Route to the Higgs Boson and Beyond

2021/10/27 by Mei Bai, M. Bai, Tim Barklow +61 · 1 voice · 1 citation
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers #Particle Detector Development and Performance #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #hep-ex #hep-ph #physics.acc-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2110.15800

openalex publication_date 2021/10/27 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We present a proposal for a cold copper distributed coupling accelerator that can provide a rapid route to precision Higgs physics with a compact 8 km footprint. This proposal is based on recent advances that increase the efficiency and operating gradient of a normal conducting accelerator. This technology also provides an e⁺e^- collider path to physics at multi-TeV energies. In this article, we describe our vision for this technology and the near-term R&D program needed to pursue it.

Citations

• The Compact Linear e⁺e^- Collider (CLIC): Physics Potential
• CEPC Conceptual Design Report: Volume 2 - Physics & Detector

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