Precision proton spectrometers for CMS
Michael Albrow
TL;DR
This paper proposes the addition of high-precision proton spectrometers at specific locations in CMS to enable detailed studies of exclusive processes, photon-photon collisions, and potential Higgs boson observations at the LHC.
Contribution
It introduces a novel detector setup at z = +/- 240 m in CMS for enhanced measurement of exclusive processes and Higgs production.
Findings
Enables the LHC to function as a tagged photon-photon collider.
Allows for QCD studies with jets using tagged gluon-gluon interactions.
Potential to observe exclusive Higgs boson production.
Abstract
We plan to add high precision tracking- and timing-detectors at z = +/- 240 m to CMS to study exclusive processes p + p -- p + X + p at high luminosity. This enables the LHC to be used as a tagged photon-photon collider, with X = l+l- and W+W-, and as a "tagged" gluon-gluon collider (with a spectator gluon) for QCD studies with jets. A second stage at z = 240 m would allow observations of exclusive Higgs boson production.
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Taxonomy
TopicsParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies · High-Energy Particle Collisions Research · Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions