Development of Imaging Calorimetry

TL;DR

This paper advocates for ongoing development of imaging calorimeters, emphasizing their advantages and the need for further research to transform prototypes into practical detectors for future collider experiments.

Contribution

It highlights the importance of continued R&D to advance imaging calorimeters for collider applications, beyond current prototypes.

Findings

Imaging calorimeters offer significant advantages for particle detection.

Further R&D is essential to develop viable collider detectors.

The paper emphasizes the potential of imaging calorimeters in future experiments.

Abstract

This paper will argue for continued effort in developing imaging calorimeters for future colliders and/or upgrades to existing detectors. Imaging calorimeters offer a plethora of advantages beyond their application in conjunction with Particle Flow Algorithms. Further R&D is needed to turn the first generation prototypes into viable detectors for colliding beam experiments.