Results and prospects of forward physics at the LHC: Implications for the study of diffraction, cosmic ray interactions, and more
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Europe/Zurich
4/3-006 - TH Conference Room (CERN)
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Description
This workshop intends to bring together various aspects of forward physics at the LHC.
On one side, there is now a proven potential for measurements of soft and hard diffraction, which are enriching, and will continue to enrich, the understanding of basic mechanisms underlying the dynamics of hadron collisions. Hard diffraction, as well as forward jet production, have the additional potential to offer new probes on exotic physics processes, ranging from exclusive Higgs production to high-mass vector boson fusion. The large rapidity acceptance required for these studies challenges the experiments and the accelerator at different levels, but the interplay of multiple detector components, and the possible synergy of different experiments, provide opportunities for new and better measurements, as this workshop aims to show.
On the other side, LHC data on forward particle production provide essential input to the modeling of the interaction of the highest-energy cosmic rays with the atmosphere. This workshop will review the status of the understanding of cosmic-ray showers, both from data and from MC simulations, and attempts to define the LHC measurements that are needed to improve the reliability and precision of existing air shower models.
The part relevant for cosmic-ray physics is jointly organized by particle and astroparticle physicists, and is meant as a step towards establishing regular information exchange between the two communities. A summary document will be produced after the workshop containing recommendations for future measurements at CERN and the organization of future joint activities.
The workshop will open with a common session dedicated to the review of existing data. It will then branch into two parallel sessions, one focused on the cosmic-ray issues, the other one focused on the discussion of the physics prospects after the long LHC shutdown, touching on the potential of possible LHC experimental upgrades and the ensuing accelerator issues.
Finally, the format of future common activities of the LHC and the astroparticle physics community in general shall be discussed in plenary session.
All sessions of the meeting will be broadcast via VIDYO. On Tuesday, please make sure you connect to the appropriate session (LHC or Cosmic Rays)
Participants
Ada Solano
Alessia Tricomi
Anatoli Fedynitch
Andrew Brandt
Anne Schukraft
Antonella Castellina
Antoni Szczurek
Arne de Laat
Arturo Fernandez Tellez
Benoit Roland
Bruno Alessandro
C. Baus
Carola Dobrigkeit
Christophe Royon
Clemens Wohrmann
Cyrille Marquet
Daniel Almeida Fagundes
Daniel Tapia Takaki
David Berge
David Salek
Diego Figueiredo
Django Manglunki
Dmytro Volyanskyy
Dorothea Pfeiffer
Edson Carquin Lopez
Edward Sarkisyan-Grinbaum
Elisa Prandini
Eri Matsubayashi
EUGENIO scapparone
Felix Riehn
Ferdos Rezaei
Florin MACIUC
Gabriele Chiodini
Gerardo Herrera Corral
Giuseppe Iacobucci
Grzegorz Brona
Gustavo Gil Da Silveira
Hans Montanus
Hans Van Haevermaet
Hans-Peter Bretz
Heidi Sandaker
Hermann Kolanoski
Hiroaki Menjo
Ivan De Mitri
Jakub Vicha
James Pinfold
Jan Ebr
Jeff Forshaw
Jiri Prochazka
Johannes Knapp
Jose Augusto Chinellato
Jung Hannes
Justin Griffiths
Karl-Heinx Kampert
Karsten Eggert
katsuaki kasahara
Keith Potter
Kenneth Österberg
Krzysztof Kutak
Krzysztof Piotrzkowski
Laszlo Jenkovszky
Leonardo Pedro
Lidia Goerlich
Luebbo von Lindern
Lutz Köpke
Maciej Trzebinski
Marco Ricci
Marek Szuba
Marek Tasevsky
Mario Rodriguez Cahuantzi
Massimiliano Fiorini
Michael Albrow
Michael Unger
Michelangelo Mangano
Michele Arneodo
Michele Gallinaro
Nicola Orlando
Nicola Turini
Nicoletta Mauri
nicolo cartiglia
Oldrich Kepka
Otto Nachtmann
Paul Newman
Paula Collins
Perrot Anne Laure
Peter Skands
Philippe Mermod
Piergiorgio Picozza
Rainer Schicker
Ralf Matthias Ulrich
Ralph Engel
Raluca Anca Muresan
Rigoberto Cruz
Rikard Enberg
Ruben Conceição
Scott Stevenson
Sergey Ostapchenko
Simone Marzani
Simone Monzani
Subir Sarkar
Takashi SAKO
Tanguy Pierog
Thiago Victor Moreno
Thomas Lohse
Thomas Peitzmann
Thomas Teubner
Timo Enqvist
Tomas Sykora
Valeri Khoze
Yoshitaka Itow
Yuya Makino