Description
The present note relies on the recently published
conceptual design report of the LHeC and extends
the first contribution to the European strategy
debate in emphasizing the role of the LHeC to complement
and complete the high luminosity LHC programme.
The brief discussion therefore focusses on the importance
of high precision PDF and $\alpha_s$ determinations
for the physics beyond the Standard Model (GUTs,
SUSY, Higgs). Emphasis is also given to the importance
of high parton density phenomena in nuclei and their relevance
to the heavy ion physics programme at the LHC.
Primary author
Max Klein
(University of Liverpool)
Co-author
Oliver Bruning
(CERN)
