Broader course for particle physicists
Future Particle Collider(s): Which? Why? When?
Christophe Grojean (DESY)
Abstract
The 2020 European Strategy for Particle Physics recommended an electron-positron collider working as a Higgs and electroweak factory as successor to the Large Hadron Collider to decipher the fundamental laws of Nature at the smallest scales. These lectures will aim at providing a snapshot at the current state of affairs. The different projects will be reviewed and the feasibility study of the Future Circular Collider (FCC) at CERN will be presented in detail. Emphasis will be given on the FCC physics case. Be it for testing the standard model predictions with unprecedented precision or to search for new particles, FCC is designed with versatility and diversity at the heart of its multi-stage program that will fuel the field of high-energy physics for several decades to come.
