The International Linear Collider - Physics and Perspectives

TL;DR

The paper discusses the physics potential, design, and future prospects of the International Linear Collider (ILC), a proposed electron-positron collider aimed at precision measurements of the Standard Model and searches for new physics beyond the LHC.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of the ILC's physics case, technical design, and its role in advancing particle physics research beyond current collider capabilities.

Findings

ILC can precisely measure Higgs couplings and properties.

The collider offers extensive discovery potential for new physics.

The paper outlines the current status and future perspectives of the ILC.

Abstract

With the discovery of a Higgs boson at LHC, all particles of the Standard Model seem to have been observed experimentally, yet many questions are left unanswered. The discovery has intensified the planning for future high-energy colliders, which aim to probe the Standard Model and the mechanism of electroweak symmetry breaking with higher precision and to extend and complement the search for new particles currently under way at the LHC. The most mature option for such a future facility is the International Linear Collider ILC, an electron-positron collider with a centre-of-mass energy of 500 GeV, and the potential for upgrades into the TeV region. The ILC will fully explore the Higgs sector, including model-independent coupling and width measurements, direct measurements of the coupling to the top quark and the Higgs self-coupling, enable precision measurements of top quark properties and couplings as well as other electroweak precision measurements and provide extensive discovery potential for new physics complementary to the capabilities of hadron colliders. This paper will give an overview of the physics case of the ILC, put in context of the running scenario covering different centre-of-mass energies, and discuss the current status and perspectives of this global facility.