Prospects for a Muon Collider to probe the Energy Frontier

20.03.2019 11:15 – 12:15

Using muons as probes exceeding the energy scale reached by the LHC is a tantalising idea. A Muon Collider would in fact have a unique physics potential, making such a machine a dream for the HEP community. Will this dream ever become reality depends on whether the numerous technological challenges posed by the project will be overcome. Several schemes have been proposed in the years, all addressing in different ways key issues such as the production of high brilliance muon beams, its acceleration and the management of the beam induced radiation. In this seminar, after some (obvious) considerations supporting the physics case, I will review the studies performed so far and latest developments on the various project's components. I will focus in particular on the recent proposal of a positron induced low emittance muon source (LEMMA) and the required R&D to prove its feasibility.

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Bâtiment: Ecole de Physique

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