Physics at the FCC-hh, a 100 TeV pp collider

TL;DR

This paper discusses the physics potential of the proposed 100 TeV proton-proton collider (FCC-hh), a future project aimed at advancing high-energy physics beyond the LHC, with a focus on its design and scientific capabilities.

Contribution

It provides the first assessment of the physics potential of the FCC-hh, a proposed 100 TeV collider, and outlines the ongoing conceptual design efforts.

Findings

Initial evaluation of FCC-hh's physics reach

Design considerations for a 100 km tunnel collider

Potential for new discoveries beyond LHC

Abstract

A 100 TeV pp collider is under consideration, by the high-energy physics community, as an important step for the future development of our field, following the completion of the LHC and High-luminosity LHC physics programmes. In particular, CERN is considering 100 TeV pp collisions as the key target of a Future Circular Collider facility, built around a 100 km tunnel and designed to deliver pp, e+e- and ep collisions, in addition to a programme with heavy ion beams and with the injector complex. CERN is coordinating an international study tasked with the completion, by the end of 2018, of a Conceptual Design Report (CDR) for this facility. This document presents the first results of the assessment of the physics potential of the hadronic part of this research programme (FCC-hh).