Astroparticle Physics at the Forward Physics Facility
Dennis Soldin

TL;DR
The paper discusses the Forward Physics Facility at the HL-LHC, which aims to enhance particle detection in the forward region, crucial for understanding high-energy cosmic rays and astroparticle phenomena.
Contribution
It provides an update on the planning of the FPF and highlights its potential to advance astroparticle physics research.
Findings
Enhanced detection capabilities for forward particles at HL-LHC.
Improved understanding of high-energy hadronic interactions in the forward region.
Potential for new insights into cosmic ray air showers.
Abstract
High-energy collisions at the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) will generate a substantial flux of particles along the beam collision axis that current LHC experiments cannot access. Multi-particle production in the far-forward region is particularly relevant to astroparticle physics. High-energy cosmic rays initiate extensive air showers (EASs) in the atmosphere, driven by hadron-ion collisions at low momentum transfer in the non-perturbative regime of QCD. Therefore, understanding high-energy hadronic interactions in the forward region is essential for interpreting EAS data and estimating backgrounds for astrophysical neutrino searches, among other applications. The Forward Physics Facility (FPF) is a proposal to construct a new underground cavern at the HL-LHC dedicated to hosting a range of experiments aimed at detecting particles beyond the current capabilities of LHC…
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Taxonomy
TopicsAtomic and Molecular Physics · Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena · Nuclear physics research studies
