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Title: Future of high energy physics

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6735685· OSTI ID:6735685

A rough overview is given of the expectations for the extension of high energy colliders and accelerators into the xtremely high energy range. It appears likely that the SSC or something like it will be the last gasp of the conventional method of producing high energy proton-proton collisions using synchrotron rings with superconducting magnets. It is likely that LEP will be the highest energy e+e/sup -/ colliding beam storage ring built. The future beyond that depends on the successful demonstrations of new technologies. The linear collider offers hope in this respect for some extension in energy for electrons, and maybe even for protons, but is too early to judge whether, by how much, or when such an extension will indeed take place.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
6735685
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-3357; ON: DE84013513
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English