The discovery of the Higgs boson with its mass around 125 GeV by the ATLAS and CMS Collaborations marked the beginning of a new era in high energy physics.The Higgs boson will be the subject of extensive studies of th...The discovery of the Higgs boson with its mass around 125 GeV by the ATLAS and CMS Collaborations marked the beginning of a new era in high energy physics.The Higgs boson will be the subject of extensive studies of the ongoing LHC program.At the same time,lepton collider based Higgs factories have been proposed as a possible next step beyond the LHC,with its main goal to precisely measure the properties of the Higgs boson and probe potential new physics associated with the Higgs boson.The Circular Electron Positron Collider(CEPC)is one of such proposed Higgs factories.The CEPC is an e^+e^- circular collider proposed by and to be hosted in China.Located in a tunnel of approximately 100 km in circumference,it will operate at a center-of-mass energy of 240 GeV as the Higgs factory.In this paper,we present the first estimates on the precision of the Higgs boson property measurements achievable at the CEPC and discuss implications of these measurements.展开更多
Correction to:Radiation Detection Technology and Methods(2024)8:1-1105.https://doi.org/10.1007/s41605-024-00463-y.In this article all authors name was missing in the springer link.It has been corrected.The original ar...Correction to:Radiation Detection Technology and Methods(2024)8:1-1105.https://doi.org/10.1007/s41605-024-00463-y.In this article all authors name was missing in the springer link.It has been corrected.The original article has been corrected.展开更多
The Circular Electron Positron Collider(CEPC)is a large scientific project initiated and hosted by China,fostered through extensive collaboration with international partners.The complex comprises four accelerators:a 3...The Circular Electron Positron Collider(CEPC)is a large scientific project initiated and hosted by China,fostered through extensive collaboration with international partners.The complex comprises four accelerators:a 30 GeV Linac,a 1.1 GeV Damping Ring,a Booster capable of achieving energies up to 180 GeV,and a Collider operating at varying energy modes(Z,W,H,and tt).The Linac and Damping Ring are situated on the surface,while the subterranean Booster and Collider are housed in a 100 km circumference underground tunnel,strategically accommodating future expansion with provisions for a potential Super Proton Proton Collider(SPPC).The CEPC primarily serves as a Higgs factory.In its baseline design with synchrotron radiation(SR)power of 30 MW per beam,it can achieve a luminosity of 5×10^(34)cm^(-2)s^(-1)per interaction point(IP),resulting in an integrated luminosity of 13 ab^(-1)for two IPs over a decade,producing 2.6 million Higgs bosons.Increasing the SR power to 50 MW per beam expands the CEPC's capability to generate 4.3 million Higgs bosons,facilitating precise measurements of Higgs coupling at sub-percent levels,exceeding the precision expected from the HL-LHC by an order of magnitude.This Technical Design Report(TDR)follows the Preliminary Conceptual Design Report(Pre-CDR,2015)and the Conceptual Design Report(CDR,2018),comprehensively detailing the machine's layout,performance metrics,physical design and analysis,technical systems design,R&D and prototyping efforts,and associated civil engineering aspects.Additionally,it includes a cost estimate and a preliminary construction timeline,establishing a framework for forthcoming engineering design phase and site selection procedures.Construction is anticipated to begin around 2027-2028,pending government approval,with an estimated duration of 8 years.The commencement of experiments and data collection could potentially be initiated in the mid-2030s.展开更多
Background The Circular Electron Positron Collider(CEPC)is a large international scientific facility proposed to study the Higgs boson in great detail.It requires state-of-the-art detectors,including extremely precise...Background The Circular Electron Positron Collider(CEPC)is a large international scientific facility proposed to study the Higgs boson in great detail.It requires state-of-the-art detectors,including extremely precise vertexing and tracking devices,such as a silicon vertex detector.Purpose Silicon vertex detector with the precision required by the CEPC has never been built before and needs extensive research and development.This paper describes the mechanical design of a vertex detector prototype being built to explore the required technologies and the major challenges.Methods The exceptional high spatial resolution of the CEPC vertex detector is achievable only with a detector of extremely low mass to limit particle scattering.This paper proposes a mechanical design for the vertex detector prototype,highlighting the choice of low-mass materials,the analysis of support structures,the solution of detector cooling issues,and the drafts of procedures for detector assembly.Results The ultra-light support of the ladder(a structural unit of the CEPC vertex detector prototype),which is mainly made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite,has been designed.The fabrication process has also been verified.Global supporting and cooling method of the vertex detector prototype has been designed and chosen with results from finite element analysis and computational fluid dynamics simulations.Complete assembly and installation schemes for the prototype have been developed,and the respective tooling has also been designed.The performance of the vertex detector prototype,using this low-mass mechanical structure,was demonstrated with fast simulation to closely meet the CEPC physics requirement.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Key Program for S&T Researh and Development(2016YFA0400400)CAS Center for Excellence in Particle Physics+12 种基金Yifang Wang’s Science Studio of the Ten Thousand Talents Projectthe CAS/SAFEA International Partnership Program for Creative Research Teams(H751S018S5)IHEP Innovation Grant(Y4545170Y2)Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,CAS(XQYZDY-SSW-SLH002)Chinese Academy of Science Special Grant for Large Scientific Project(113111KYSB20170005)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11675202)the Hundred Talent Programs of Chinese Academy of Science(Y3515540U1)the National 1000 Talents Program of ChinaFermi Research Alliance,LLC(DE-AC02-07CH11359)the NSF(PHY1620074)by the Maryland Center for Fundamental Physics(MCFP)Tsinghua University Initiative Scientific Research Programthe Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission project(Z181100004218003)
文摘The discovery of the Higgs boson with its mass around 125 GeV by the ATLAS and CMS Collaborations marked the beginning of a new era in high energy physics.The Higgs boson will be the subject of extensive studies of the ongoing LHC program.At the same time,lepton collider based Higgs factories have been proposed as a possible next step beyond the LHC,with its main goal to precisely measure the properties of the Higgs boson and probe potential new physics associated with the Higgs boson.The Circular Electron Positron Collider(CEPC)is one of such proposed Higgs factories.The CEPC is an e^+e^- circular collider proposed by and to be hosted in China.Located in a tunnel of approximately 100 km in circumference,it will operate at a center-of-mass energy of 240 GeV as the Higgs factory.In this paper,we present the first estimates on the precision of the Higgs boson property measurements achievable at the CEPC and discuss implications of these measurements.
文摘Correction to:Radiation Detection Technology and Methods(2024)8:1-1105.https://doi.org/10.1007/s41605-024-00463-y.In this article all authors name was missing in the springer link.It has been corrected.The original article has been corrected.
基金support from diverse funding sources,including the National Key Program for S&T Research and Development of the Ministry of Science and Technology(MOST),Yifang Wang's Science Studio of the Ten Thousand Talents Project,the CAS Key Foreign Cooperation Grant,the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)Beijing Municipal Science&Technology Commission,the CAS Focused Science Grant,the IHEP Innovation Grant,the CAS Lead Special Training Programthe CAS Center for Excellence in Particle Physics,the CAS International Partnership Program,and the CAS/SAFEA International Partnership Program for Creative Research Teams.
文摘The Circular Electron Positron Collider(CEPC)is a large scientific project initiated and hosted by China,fostered through extensive collaboration with international partners.The complex comprises four accelerators:a 30 GeV Linac,a 1.1 GeV Damping Ring,a Booster capable of achieving energies up to 180 GeV,and a Collider operating at varying energy modes(Z,W,H,and tt).The Linac and Damping Ring are situated on the surface,while the subterranean Booster and Collider are housed in a 100 km circumference underground tunnel,strategically accommodating future expansion with provisions for a potential Super Proton Proton Collider(SPPC).The CEPC primarily serves as a Higgs factory.In its baseline design with synchrotron radiation(SR)power of 30 MW per beam,it can achieve a luminosity of 5×10^(34)cm^(-2)s^(-1)per interaction point(IP),resulting in an integrated luminosity of 13 ab^(-1)for two IPs over a decade,producing 2.6 million Higgs bosons.Increasing the SR power to 50 MW per beam expands the CEPC's capability to generate 4.3 million Higgs bosons,facilitating precise measurements of Higgs coupling at sub-percent levels,exceeding the precision expected from the HL-LHC by an order of magnitude.This Technical Design Report(TDR)follows the Preliminary Conceptual Design Report(Pre-CDR,2015)and the Conceptual Design Report(CDR,2018),comprehensively detailing the machine's layout,performance metrics,physical design and analysis,technical systems design,R&D and prototyping efforts,and associated civil engineering aspects.Additionally,it includes a cost estimate and a preliminary construction timeline,establishing a framework for forthcoming engineering design phase and site selection procedures.Construction is anticipated to begin around 2027-2028,pending government approval,with an estimated duration of 8 years.The commencement of experiments and data collection could potentially be initiated in the mid-2030s.
基金supported and financed by the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant No.2018YFA0404302
文摘Background The Circular Electron Positron Collider(CEPC)is a large international scientific facility proposed to study the Higgs boson in great detail.It requires state-of-the-art detectors,including extremely precise vertexing and tracking devices,such as a silicon vertex detector.Purpose Silicon vertex detector with the precision required by the CEPC has never been built before and needs extensive research and development.This paper describes the mechanical design of a vertex detector prototype being built to explore the required technologies and the major challenges.Methods The exceptional high spatial resolution of the CEPC vertex detector is achievable only with a detector of extremely low mass to limit particle scattering.This paper proposes a mechanical design for the vertex detector prototype,highlighting the choice of low-mass materials,the analysis of support structures,the solution of detector cooling issues,and the drafts of procedures for detector assembly.Results The ultra-light support of the ladder(a structural unit of the CEPC vertex detector prototype),which is mainly made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite,has been designed.The fabrication process has also been verified.Global supporting and cooling method of the vertex detector prototype has been designed and chosen with results from finite element analysis and computational fluid dynamics simulations.Complete assembly and installation schemes for the prototype have been developed,and the respective tooling has also been designed.The performance of the vertex detector prototype,using this low-mass mechanical structure,was demonstrated with fast simulation to closely meet the CEPC physics requirement.
