Snowmass 2021 Accelerator Frontier White Paper: Near Term Applications driven by Advanced Accelerator Concepts

TL;DR

This white paper discusses near-term societal applications of advanced accelerator technologies, emphasizing their potential impact, readiness, and implementation timelines to complement long-term collider goals.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of near-term applications of advanced accelerators, assessing their readiness and potential societal benefits.

Findings

Identifies promising near-term applications of advanced accelerators.

Assesses scientific and technical readiness of proposed concepts.

Provides a timeline for implementation of applications.

Abstract

While the long-term vision of the advanced accelerator community is aimed at addressing the challenges of future collider technology, it is critical that the community takes advantage of the opportunity to make large societal impact through its near-term applications. In turn, enabling robust applications strengthens the quality, control, and reliability of the underlying accelerator infrastructure. The white paper contributions that are solicited here will summarize the near-term applications ideas presented by the advanced accelerator community, assessing their potential impact, discussing scientific and technical readiness of concepts, and providing a timeline for implementation.