Forward Physics at the LHC: within and beyond the Standard Model
David d'Enterria
TL;DR
This paper reviews the LHC's forward detection capabilities and discusses measurements related to the Standard Model and beyond, including QCD, electroweak processes, and Higgs physics, emphasizing the physics potential of near-beam instrumentation.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of forward physics detection methods and potential measurements at the LHC, highlighting new experimental opportunities.
Findings
Enhanced understanding of diffractive and elastic scattering
Potential for new insights into low-x parton dynamics
Feasibility of studying Higgs via vector-boson-fusion and exclusive production
Abstract
We review the detection capabilities in the forward direction of the various LHC experiments together with the associated physics programme. A selection of measurements accessible with near-beam instrumentation in various sectors (and extensions) of the Standard Model (SM) is outlined, including QCD (diffractive and elastic scattering, low-x parton dynamics, hadronic Monte Carlos for cosmic-rays), electroweak processes in gamma-gamma interactions, and Higgs physics (vector-boson-fusion and central exclusive production).
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