Near-threshold production of W^, Z^0, and H^0 at a fixed-target experiment at the future ultrahigh-energy proton colliders

DOI10.1155/2015/249167MaRDI QIDQ2363929zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Jean-Philippe Lansberg, R. E. Mikkelsen, U. I. Uggerhøj

Publication date 17 July 2017

Published in Advances in High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1507.01438

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Experimental work for problems pertaining to quantum theory (81-05) Nuclear physics (81V35)

Abstract: We outline the opportunities to study the production of the Standard Model bosons, $W^{p}m$, $Z^0$ and $H^0$ at "low" energies at fixed-target experiments based at possible future ultra-high-energy proton colliders, ie the High-Energy LHC, the Super proton-proton Collider and the Future Circular Collider -- hadron-hadron. These can be indeed made in conjunction with the proposed future colliders designed to reach up to $sqrts=100$ TeV by using bent crystals to extract part of the halo of the beam which would then impinge on a fixed target. Without disturbing the collider operation, this technique allows for the extraction of a substantial amount of particles in addition to serve for a beam-cleaning purpose. With this method, high-luminosity fixed-target studies at centre-of-mass energies above the $W^{p}m$, $Z^0$ and $H^0$ masses, $sqrtssimeq170-300$ GeV, are possible. We also discuss the possibility offered by an internal gas target, which can also be used as luminosity monitor by studying the beam transverse shape.

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Summary: We outline the opportunities to study the production of the Standard Model bosons, \(W^\pm\), \(Z^0\), and \(H^0\), at low energies at fixed-target experiments based on possible future ultrahigh-energy proton colliders, that is, the High-Energy LHC, the Super proton-proton Collider, and the Future Circular Collider hadron-hadron. These can be indeed made in conjunction with the proposed future colliders designed to reach up to \(\sqrt{s} = 100\)\ TeV by using bent crystals to extract part of the halo of the beam which would then impinge on a fixed target. Without disturbing the collider operation, this technique allows for the extraction of a substantial amount of particles in addition to serving for a beam-cleaning purpose. With this method, high-luminosity fixed-target studies at centre-of-mass energies above the \(W^\pm\), \(Z^0\), and \(H^0\) masses, \(\sqrt{s} \simeq 170\)--300\ GeV, are possible. We also discuss the possibility offered by an internal gas target, which can also be used as luminosity

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