Turning the LHC Ring into a New Physics Search Machine

TL;DR

This paper proposes transforming the LHC ring into an automated, multi-phase search platform for new physics, utilizing existing systems and extending capabilities for real-time detection of novel phenomena.

Contribution

It introduces a novel multi-phase plan to repurpose the LHC ring as an automatic search engine for new physics, integrating existing and extended detection systems.

Findings

Feasibility of using BLM system for CEP particle searches

Potential to turn LHC into a gravitational wave detector

Development of an integrated real-time event tagging system

Abstract

The LHC Collider Ring is proposed to be turned into an ultimate automatic search engine for new physics in four consecutive phases: (1) Searches for heavy particles produced in Central Exclusive Process (CEP): pp -> p + X + p based on the existing Beam Loss Monitoring (BLM) system of the LHC; (2) Feasibility study of using the LHC Ring as a gravitation wave antenna; (3) Extensions to the current BLM system to facilitate precise registration of the selected CEP proton exit points from the LHC beam vacuum chamber; (4) Integration of the BLM based event tagging system together with the trigger/data acquisition systems of the LHC experiments to facilitate an on-line automatic search machine for the physics of tomorrow.