Published February 10, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Renaissance of the ∼ 1-TeV fixed-target program

  • 1. Massachuetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States)
  • 2. Univ. of Wisconsin at Madison, WI (United States)
  • 3. Amherst College, Amherst, MA (United States)
  • 4. Argonne National Laboratory (United States). High Energy Physics

Description

This document describes the physics potential of a new fixed-target program based on a ∼1 TeV proton source. Two proton sources are potentially available in the future: the existing Tevatron at Fermilab, which can provide 800 GeV protons for fixed-target physics, and a possible upgrade to the SPS at CERN, called SPS+, which would produce 1 TeV protons on target. In this paper we use an example Tevatron fixed-target program to illustrate the high discovery potential possible in the charm and neutrino sectors. We highlight examples which are either unique to the program or difficult to accomplish at other venues.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
International Journal of Modern Physics A
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 777-813
ISSN
0217-751X

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
AC02-06CH11357
Notes
doi 10.1142/S0217751X10047774
Funding organization
USDOE Office of Science (United States); National Science Foundation (United States)
Secondary number(s)
ANL-HEP-PR--09-45