2025/04/14 by Diktys Stratakis, Stratakis, Diktys · 4 citations
Physics and Astronomy · Social Sciences · #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex) #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #International Science and Diplomacy #Particle Detector Development and Performance #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2504.10295
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Muons are elementary particles and provide cleaner collision events that can explore higher energies compared to composite particles like protons. Muons are also far heavier than their electron cousins, meaning that they emit less synchrotron radiation that effectively limits the energies of circular electron-positron colliders. These characteristics open up the possibility for a Muon Collider to surpass the direct energy reach of the Large Hadron Collider while achieving unprecedented precision measurements of Standard Model processes. In this Essay, after briefly summarizing the progress achieved so far, I identify important missing R&D steps and envision a compelling plan to bring a Muon Collider to reality in the next two decades. A Muon Collider could allow for the exploration of physics that is not available with current technologies. For example, it may provide a way to study the Higgs boson directly or probe new particles, including those related to dark matter or other phenomena beyond the Standard Model.