TY - JOUR
T1 - Higgs physics with a γγ collider based on CLIC 1
AU - Asner, D.
AU - Burkhardt, H.
AU - De Roeck, A.
AU - Ellis, J.
AU - Gronberg, J.
AU - Heinemeyer, S.
AU - Schmitt, M.
AU - Schulte, D.
AU - Velasco, M.
AU - Zimmermann, F.
PY - 2003/5
Y1 - 2003/5
N2 - We present the machine parameters and physics capabilities of the CLIC Higgs Experiment (CLICHE), a low-energy γγ collider based on CLIC 1, the demonstration project for the higher-energy two-beam accelerator CLIC. CLICHE is conceived as a factory capable of producing around 20,000 light Higgs bosons per year. We discuss the requirements for the CLIC 1 beams and a laser backscattering system capable of producing a γγ total (peak) luminosity of 2.0 (0.36) × 1034 cm-2s-1 with ECM(γγ) ∼ 115 GeV. We show how CLICHE could be used to measure accurately the mass, ̄bb, WW and γγ decays of a light Higgs boson. We illustrate how these measurements may distinguish between the Standard Model Higgs boson and those in supersymmetric and more general two-Higgs-doublet models, complementing the measurements to be made with other accelerators. We also comment on other prospects in γγ and e-γ physics with CLICHE.
AB - We present the machine parameters and physics capabilities of the CLIC Higgs Experiment (CLICHE), a low-energy γγ collider based on CLIC 1, the demonstration project for the higher-energy two-beam accelerator CLIC. CLICHE is conceived as a factory capable of producing around 20,000 light Higgs bosons per year. We discuss the requirements for the CLIC 1 beams and a laser backscattering system capable of producing a γγ total (peak) luminosity of 2.0 (0.36) × 1034 cm-2s-1 with ECM(γγ) ∼ 115 GeV. We show how CLICHE could be used to measure accurately the mass, ̄bb, WW and γγ decays of a light Higgs boson. We illustrate how these measurements may distinguish between the Standard Model Higgs boson and those in supersymmetric and more general two-Higgs-doublet models, complementing the measurements to be made with other accelerators. We also comment on other prospects in γγ and e-γ physics with CLICHE.
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U2 - 10.1140/epjc/s2002-01113-3
DO - 10.1140/epjc/s2002-01113-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0037832720
VL - 28
SP - 27
EP - 44
JO - European Physical Journal C
JF - European Physical Journal C
SN - 1434-6044
IS - 1
ER -