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Volume 1 of the FCC Feasibility Report presents an overview of the physics case, experimental programme, and detector concepts for the Future Circular Collider (FCC). This volume outlines how FCC would address some of the most profound open questions in particle physics, from precision studies of the Higgs and EW bosons and of the top quark, to the exploration of physics beyond the Standard Model. The report reviews the experimental opportunities offered by the staged implementation of FCC, beginning with an electron-positron collider (FCC-ee), operating at several centre-of-mass energies, followed by a hadron collider (FCC-hh). Benchmark examples are given of the expected physics performance, in terms of precision and sensitivity to new phenomena, of each collider stage. Detector requirements and conceptual designs for FCC-ee experiments are discussed, as are the specific demands that the physics programme imposes on the accelerator in the domains of the calibration of the collision energy, and the interface region between the accelerator and the detector. The report also highlights advances in detector, software and computing technologies, as well as the theoretical tools/reconstruction techniques that will enable the precision measurements and discovery potential of the FCC experimental programme. The content and structure of this report are guided by the scope and priorities defined in the mandate of the FCC Feasibility Study. It is therefore not intended to serve as an exhaustive review of the full physics potential of FCC. Several topics, already covered in earlier reports such as the FCC CDR, are not reiterated here or are addressed only briefly, in alignment with the study’s focus. This volume reflects the outcome of a global collaborative effort involving hundreds of scientists and institutions, aided by a dedicated community-building coordination, and provides a targeted assessment of the scientific opportunities and experimental foundations of the FCC programme. ; Peer reviewed |
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We would like to thank the International Steering Committee members: F. Gianotti (Chair), CERN; R. Bello, CERN; P. Chomaz, CEA, France; M. Cobal, INFN and University of Udine, Italy; B. Heinemann, DESY, Germany; T. Koseki, KEK, Japan; M. Lamont, CERN; L. Merminga, FNAL, United States; J. Mnich, CERN; M. Seidel, PSI and EPFL, Switzerland; C. Warakaulle, CERN; and the Scientific Advisory Committee members: A. Parker (Chair), Cambridge University, UK; R. Bartolini, DESY, Germany; A. Chabert, SFTRF, France; H. Ehrbar, Heinz Ehrbar Partners LLC, Switzerland; B. Gavela Legazpi, UAM Madrid, Spain; G. Hiller, TU Dortmund, Germany; S. Krishnagopal, FNAL, U.S.; P. Križan, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; P. Lebrun, ESI, France; P. McIntosh, STFC, ASTeC, UKRI, UK; M. Minty, BNL, U.S.; R. Tenchini, INFN Sezione di Pisa, Italy for their continued guidance and careful reviewing that helped to complete this report successfully. The research carried out by the international FCC collaboration hosted by CERN, which led to this publication, has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the grant numbers 951754 (FCCIS), 654305 (EuroCirCol), 764879 (EASITrain), 730871 (ARIES), 777563 (RI-Paths), 101086276 (EAJADE), 101004730 (iFAST), 101131435 (iSAS), 101131850 (RF2.0) and from FP7 under grant number 312453 (EuCARD-2). The Feasibility Study required engagement with a broad range of stakeholders. In particular, throughout the Study, CERN has been accompanied by its two Host States, France and Switzerland, and has been working with entities at local, regional and national level. I am very grateful to the Host State authorities and teams for their invaluable help. Furthermore, significant sections of the Study were supported by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe framework programmes. The Study also greatly benefited from contributions from accelerator laboratories and universities from across Europe, such as the Swiss Accelerator Research and Technology (CHART) initiative, and from the Americas, Asia, Africa and Australia. This work has also benefited from the support of CHART (Swiss Accelerator Research and Technology), founded in 2016 as an umbrella collaboration for accelerator research and technology activities. Present partners in CHART are CERN, PSI, EPFL, ETH-Zurich and the University of Geneva.; https://hdl.handle.net/10138/627826; 105027262408; 001669129000001 |