ILC Reference Design Report Volume 1 - Executive Summary

TL;DR

The ILC Reference Design Report provides an overview of a proposed high-energy linear electron-positron collider, detailing its physics goals, accelerator design, detector concepts, and steps toward realization.

Contribution

This report summarizes the comprehensive design and planning of the ILC, including physics, engineering, and project development aspects, serving as a foundational reference for future implementation.

Findings

ILC aims for 200-500 GeV collision energy with high luminosity.

The collider design spans approximately 31 km with superconducting RF cavities.

Next steps involve detailed engineering, funding, and international collaboration.

Abstract

The International Linear Collider (ILC) is a 200-500 GeV center-of-mass high-luminosity linear electron-positron collider, based on 1.3 GHz superconducting radio-frequency (SCRF) accelerating cavities. The ILC has a total footprint of about 31 km and is designed for a peak luminosity of 2x10^34 cm^-2s^-1. This report is the Executive Summary (Volume I) of the four volume Reference Design Report. It gives an overview of the physics at the ILC, the accelerator design and value estimate, the detector concepts, and the next steps towards project realization.