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Physics potential and experimental challenges of the LHC luminosity upgrade

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We discuss the physics potential and the experimental challenges of an upgraded LHC running at an instantaneous luminosity of 1035 cm-2s-1. The detector R&D needed to operate ATLAS and CMS in a very high radiation environment and the expected detector performance are discussed. A few examples of the increased physics potential are given, ranging from precise measurements within the Standard Model (in particular in the Higgs sector) to the discovery reach for several New Physics processes.

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  1. Experimental Physics Division, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

    F. Gianotti, T. Virdee, A. Ball, P. Bloch, L. Casagrande, S. Cittolin, A. De Roeck, N. Ellis, P. Farthouat, J.-B. Hansen, M. Huhtinen, C. Joram, T. Niinikoski, S. Palestini, P. Sharp & E. Tsesmelis

  2. Theoretical Physics Division, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

    M. L. Mangano, S. Moretti & F. Piccinini

  3. Imperial College, London, UK

    T. Virdee & A. Nikitenko

  4. University of Maryland, USA

    S. Abdullin

  5. Group of Particle Physics, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada

    G. Azuelos

  6. Dipartimento di Fisica and INFN, Universitá di Genova, Italy

    D. Barberis

  7. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA

    A. Belyaev

  8. IFAE, Barcelona, Spain

    M. Bosman

  9. INFN, Milano, Italy

    D. Cavalli

  10. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA

    P. Chumney, S. Dasu & W. H. Smith

  11. LAL, Orsay, France

    D. Fournier

  12. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA

    I. Hinchliffe & L. Vacavant

  13. Institut für Physik, Johannes-Gutenberg Universitaet, Mainz, Germany

    M. Hohlfeld & K. Jakobs

  14. Section de Physique, Université de Genéve, Switzerland

    F. Mazzucato

  15. Weizman Institute, Israel

    G. Mikenberg

  16. Institute for High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia

    A. Miagkov & S. R. Slabospitsky

  17. Dipartimento di Fisica and INFN, Universitá di Ferrara, Italy

    M. Moretti

  18. Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology, Durham University, UK

    S. Moretti

  19. Dipartimento di Fisica and INFN, Universitá di Roma 1, Italy

    A. Nisati

  20. Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, USA

    F. Paige

  21. Institute of Nuclear Physics NCSR “Demokritos”, Athens, Greece

    C. G. Papadopoulos

  22. Dipartimento di Fisica Teorica and INFN, Universitá di Torino, Italy

    R. Pittau

  23. INFN Pavia, Italy

    G. Polesello

  24. Institute of Computer Science, Jagellonian University, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Cracow, Poland

    E. Richter-Was

  25. University of Oslo, Norway

    S. Stapnes

  26. Universitá di Pisa and INFN, Italy

    G. Tonelli

  27. Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan

    Z. Usubov

  28. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia

    Z. Usubov

  29. Fakultät für Physik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany

    J. van der Bij

  30. School of Physics and Astronomy, the University of Birmingham, UK

    A. Watson

  31. TRIUMF, Vancouver, Canada

    M. Wielers

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Received: 25 November 2003, Revised: 21 October 2004, Published online: 18 January 2005

Conveners: F. Gianotti, M.L. Mangano, T. Virdee

Contributors: S. Abdullin, G. Azuelos, A. Ball, D. Barberis, A. Belyaev, P. Bloch, M. Bosman, L. Casagrande, D. Cavalli, P. Chumney, S. Cittolin, S.Dasu, A. De Roeck, N. Ellis, P. Farthouat, D. Fournier, J.-B. Hansen, I. Hinchliffe, M. Hohlfeld, M. Huhtinen, K. Jakobs, C. Joram, F. Mazzucato, G.Mikenberg, A. Miagkov, M. Moretti, S. Moretti, T. Niinikoski, A. Nikitenko, A. Nisati, F. Paige, S. Palestini, C.G. Papadopoulos, F. Piccinini, R. Pittau, G. Polesello, E. Richter-Was, P. Sharp, S.R. Slabospitsky, W.H. Smith, S. Stapnes, G. Tonelli, E. Tsesmelis, Z. Usubov, L. Vacavant, J. van der Bij, A. Watson, M. Wielers

A. Nikitenko: On leave of absence from ITEP, Moscow, Russia.

F. Piccinini: On leave of absence from INFN, Sezione di Pavia, Italy.

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Gianotti, F., Mangano, M.L., Virdee, T. et al. Physics potential and experimental challenges of the LHC luminosity upgrade. Eur. Phys. J. C 39, 293–333 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s2004-02061-6

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