High-Energy Particle Physics and Accelerator Studies
Keywords:
High energy physics, Particle accelerators, Collider physics, Beam dynamics, Detector instrumentation, Luminosity, Plasma wakefield acceleration, Accelerator design, Standard model, Beyond Standard ModelAbstract
High Energy particle physics is the study of the building blocks of matter and their interactions on the smallest scales, whilst accelerator studies is the study of the development and optimisation of the machines in which these sociabilities can be explored. In this article the theory of particle physics is reviewed and the most important highlights of the development of this field are presented along with the technology of accelerators from radio frequency (RF) cavities to plasma wake field accelerators. We provide a method that is used for design of experiments and accelerators, discuss representative data and performance metrics, discuss some of the scientific and technological issues, and make some concrete recommendations about future research and facility development. The work involves synthesis of the theory, instrumentation, data analysis and computation techniques that are pertinent to modern high energy physics programs.
