Physik-Kolloquium
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HU Department of Physics
Newtonstraße 15,
12489 Berlin
Lise-Meitner-Haus, Christian-Gerthsen-Hörsaal
The LHeC: the ultimate LHC upgrade with electron-proton collisions
Prof. Jorgen D'Hondt (Vrije Universiteit Brussel & Director NIKHEF)
Abstract
Leveraging the novel concept of Energy Recovery Linacs, the LHeC allows the exploration of electron-hadron interactions above the TeV scale. The design of the electron accelerator is based on superconducting linear accelerators in a racetrack configuration that can produce lepton beam energies in excess of 50 GeV. In energy recovery mode, the accelerator is capable of reaching luminosities in excess of 1034 cm-2 s-1 with an energy footprint of around 100 MW for the electron accelerator. The proposed collider concept enables luminosity values high enough for a general-purpose experimental program. While the envisaged physics results have the potential to empower the HL-LHC physics results and those of future high-energy hh colliders, they also include flagship EW, Higgs, QCD and top quark measurements beyond current precision, and complementary BSM searches. In addition to the ultimate upgrade of the LHC programs, the LHeC is presented as an impactful bridge between the current flagship HL-LHC at CERN and future major colliders at CERN.
The Colloquium will be held in “hybrid” format, i.e., you can join the talk in the lecture hall or via zoom.