Wednesday, April 10, 2024
10:00 - 11:00
Muon colliders are an unprecedented opportunity for high-energy physics.
They can provide collisions of point-like particles at very high
energies and open the path to a vast physics programme. Their strong
physics potential is accompanied by intriguing technological challenges,
due to the fact that muons are unstable particles. For example, the muon
decay products can interact with the machine elements and produce an
intense flux of background particles that eventually reach the detectors
and might degrade their performance. Addressing these challenges
requires the development of innovative detector and accelerator
technologies. This talk will introduce the collider, its potential and
challenges, together with an overview of the current status and plans
for a detector able to take data at a center of mass energy of 10 TeV.
Nikhef
Nikhef
Z011
Colloquium
gravitational and astroparticle physics, high energy physics
Federico Meloni (DESY)