The CLEO-c Physics Program

TL;DR

The CLEO-c program aims to conduct a three-year experimental study focusing on charm quark physics and QCD in the 3-5 GeV energy range, utilizing existing detector infrastructure at CESR.

Contribution

It introduces a dedicated charm and QCD physics program at CESR with minimal modifications, emphasizing precision measurements in the 3-5 GeV energy window.

Findings

Proposes a three-year experiment at CESR for charm physics.

Utilizes existing detector with minimal modifications.

Achieves a luminosity of (1-5)×10^{32} cm^{-2} s^{-1}.

Abstract

The CLEO collaboration at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring (CESR) is proposing a three-year experiment that specifically emphasizes charm and QCD studies in the energy range $\sqrt{s}=3$--$5 $GeV, utilizes the existing detector and requires minimal modification of CESR to produce a luminosity ${\cal{L}}=(1-5)\times10^{32} {\rm cm^{-2}sec^{-1}}$. Key features of this ``CLEO-c'' physics program are summarized.