Future Circular Collider
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The Future Circular Collider is a proposed next-generation particle accelerator at CERN designed to vastly exceed the energy and luminosity of the Large Hadron Collider for exploring fundamental physics.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
next-generation collider project
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proposed circular collider ⓘ proposed particle accelerator ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FCC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo | serve as a possible successor to the Large Hadron Collider ⓘ |
| benefits |
enable energy-frontier exploration in FCC-hh stage
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enable precision Higgs and electroweak factory in FCC-ee stage ⓘ provide a long-term roadmap for high-energy physics in Europe ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international scientific collaboration ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy | CERN Future Circular Collider study ⓘ |
| country |
France
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Switzerland ⓘ |
| designedTo |
vastly exceed the energy of the Large Hadron Collider
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vastly exceed the luminosity of the Large Hadron Collider ⓘ |
| designLuminosityGoal | significantly higher than LHC design luminosity ⓘ |
| documentedIn | FCC Conceptual Design Report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energyScale |
multi-10-TeV center-of-mass energies for hadron collisions
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up to around 100 TeV proton-proton collisions (design goal) ⓘ |
| energyScaleFCCee | up to a few hundred GeV in electron-positron mode ⓘ |
| FCC-ee | electron-positron collider stage ⓘ |
| FCC-eh | electron-hadron collider option ⓘ |
| FCC-hh | hadron-hadron collider stage ⓘ |
| field |
accelerator physics
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particle physics ⓘ |
| fundingStatus | not yet fully approved or funded as of mid-2020s ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
FCC-ee
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FCC-eh NERFINISHED ⓘ FCC-hh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Geneva region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organization | European Organization for Nuclear Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | CERN accelerator complex upgrade plans ⓘ |
| plannedLocationRelativeToLHC | in a new larger tunnel surrounding the existing LHC ring ⓘ |
| proposedBy | CERN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
explore fundamental physics
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extend energy and luminosity reach beyond the Large Hadron Collider ⓘ high-energy particle physics research ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Large Hadron Collider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
high-field superconducting magnets
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new large underground tunnel ⓘ |
| scienceGoals |
precision measurements of electroweak observables
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precision studies of the Higgs boson ⓘ searches for physics beyond the Standard Model ⓘ study of rare processes and heavy particles ⓘ |
| startOfStudy | around 2014 ⓘ |
| status | conceptual design and feasibility study phase ⓘ |
| technology | superconducting magnet technology ⓘ |
| timelineGoal | operation in the second half of the 21st century (indicative) ⓘ |
| tunnelCircumference | approximately 90 km ⓘ |
| tunnelShape | circular ⓘ |
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