The KLOE-2 experiment at DAFNE

TL;DR

The KLOE-2 experiment at DAFNE is an upgraded collider experiment collecting data to explore new physics, with recent detector enhancements and ongoing data acquisition following successful initial runs.

Contribution

This paper presents the recent upgrades, current status, and future physics goals of the KLOE-2 experiment at DAFNE.

Findings

Successful data collection of 1 fb$^{-1}$ in less than eight months.

Implementation of new detector components like the GEM Inner Tracker.

Ongoing physics program with upgraded detector capabilities.

Abstract

The KLOE-2 experiment at the INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (LNF) is currently taking data at the upgraded $e^{+}e^{-}$ DAFNE collider. Present Run II follows a~development phase to assess the feasibility of a long term acquisition program, Run I, which successfully ended in July 2015 with 1 fb$^{-1}$ integrated luminosity collected in less than eight months. KLOE-2 represents the continuation of the KLOE experiment with a new physics program. The KLOE detector has undergone several upgrades including state-of-the-art cylindrical GEM Inner Tracker, electron-positron taggers for the $\gamma\gamma$-physics studies and new calorimeters around the interaction point. In this article we briefly present the overview of the KLOE-2 experiment including the present status and achievements together with the physics plans.