Introduction: Snowmass 2021
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Introduction: Snowmass 2021 Frontier for Rare Processes and
Precision Measurements
Alexey A. Petrov, Marina Artuso, Bob Bernstein Wayne State University Syracuse University Fermilab
Alexey A Petrov (WSU) Rare & Precision Kick-Off Workshop
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Snowmass2021• ThePar2clePhysicsCommunityPlanningExercise(a.k.a.“Snowmass”)is
organizedbytheDivisionofPar2clesandFields(DPF)oftheAmericanPhysicalSociety.
• Snowmassisanopportunityfortheen2reHEPcommunitytocometogethertoiden2fyanddocumentavisionforthefutureofpar2clephysicsintheU.S.anditsinterna2onalpartners.- Snowmassisasciencestudyexerciseandtheoutcomeisareportonthe
progressandopportuni2esforscienceinthenext10years
- ThisreportwillserveasaninputtothePar2clePhysicsProjectPriori2za2onPanel(P5),whoseroleistoformulatea10yearplanfortheUSscienceprogramwithinfundingconstraints.
• Giventheincreasingimportanceofinterdisciplinaryworkinrelatedfieldssuchasastrophysics,cosmology,nuclearphysics,etc.,membersofotherDivisions(Astrophysics,Gravita2onalPhysics,NuclearPhysics,PhysicsofBeamsetc.)withaconnec2onstopar2clephysicsarestronglyencouragedtopar2cipateinthisprocess.
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RareProcessesandPrecisionMeasurements
• TheFron2erforRareProcessesandPrecisionMeasurementsexploresfundamentalphysicswithintensesourcesandultra-sensi2vedetectors.
Topical groups
• RF1: Weak decays of b and c quarks• RF2: Weak decays of strange and light quarks• RF3: Fundamental Physics in Small Experiments• RF4: Baryon and Lepton Number Violating Processes• RF5: Charged Lepton Flavor Violation (electrons, muons and taus) • RF6: Dark Sector Studies at High Intensities • RF7: Hadronic Spectroscopy
• Wikipage:hZps://snowmass21.org/rare/
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RareProcessesandPrecisionMeasurements
• TheFron2erforRareProcessesandPrecisionMeasurementsexploresfundamentalphysicswithintensesourcesandultra-sensi2vedetectors.
• Wikipage:hZps://snowmass21.org/rare/
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Thisisagroupeffort!
Susan Gardner
Sophie Middleton
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RoadMapforR&PFron2er• Elucidatethecaseforthephysicsprogramthatweareengagedin
- Prac2calaspects:developaprogramofworkshops,openupslackconversa2on,formalizejointstudiestosharpenthephysicscasewithscenariosonhowwewillachieveourphysicsgoalsinthemediumandlong-termfuture
- Developmilestones[incoordina2onwithMA,RB&AP]
• Methodology:iden2fykeymeasurements,theore2calapproachesneededtorelatemeasurementstofundamentalphysics(e.g.laaceQCD...),boZomupandtopdowninterpreta2ontools
• Gatherastrongcommunitytoadvocateforthisphysicsprogram- Invitepar2cipa2ontoslackchannels,listservsandworkshops,solicitLOIs
- Findconnec2onwithothercommuni2es
- Buildnetworkwithotherfron2ers(physicsgroups,compu2ng,instrumenta2on,accelerator,socialengagement)
- Iden2fycross-sec2onalphysicsinterest
- Iden2fycommoninstrumenta2on,compu2ng/infrastructureneed
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Yourinput
Le#ersofInterest(submissionperiod:April1,2020–August31,2020)LeZersofinterestallowSnowmassconvenerstoseewhatproposalstoexpectandtoencouragethecommunitytobeginstudyingthem.TheywillhelpconvenerstopreparetheSnowmassPlanningMee2ngthatwilltakeplaceonNovember4-6,2020atFermilab.LeZersshouldgivebriefdescrip2onsoftheproposalandcitetherelevantpaperstostudy.Instruc2onsforsubmiangleZersareavailableathZps://snowmass21.org/loi.AuthorsoftheleZersareencouragedtosubmitafullwriteupfortheirworkasacontributedpaper.
ContributedPapers(submissionperiod:April1,2020–July31,2021)ContributedpaperswillbepartoftheSnowmassproceedings.Theymayincludewhitepapersonspecificscien2ficareas,technicalar2clespresen2ngnewresultsonrelevantphysicstopics,andreasonedexpressionsofphysicspriori2es,includingthoserelatedtocommunityinvolvement.ThesepapersanddiscussionsthroughouttheSnowmassprocesswillhelpshapethelong-termstrategyofpar2clephysicsintheU.S.ContributedpaperswillremainpartofthepermanentrecordofSnowmass2021.Instruc2onsforsubmiangcontributedpapersareavailableathZps://snowmass21.org/submissions/
FinalProduct:Snowmass2021Report
YoudoNOTneedtosubmitLOItosubmitContributedPaper!
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Timeline
• Summer2020– R&PKick-offWorkshop(July28):hZps://indico.fnal.gov/event/44121/– R&PTopicalGroupmee2ngs/workshops(Zoom)
• Fall2020– SnowmassPlanningMee2ng:October5-7,2020(FNAL/Zoom)
• Winter2021– R&PTopicalGroupmee2ngs/workshops
• March2021– R&PFron2ermee2ng(hopefullyF2ForF2F/Zoomcombina2on)
– Siteproposals:sendthemtoAAP,MA,&BB!
• Summer2021– 2021SnowmassSummerStudy:July11-16,2021(UWSeaZle)