Masanori Yamauchi, Director General of KEK, made a presentation regarding KEK’s plan for the ILC, at the international conference held on 8-9 April 2019 in Lausanne, Switzerland. About 100 scientists from around the world who aim for the realization of electron-positron linear colliders gathered at the Linear Collider Community Meeting, to discuss the future linear […]
From KEK: ICFA received Japan’s view to the ILC
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ICFA briefing on future prospects of the ILC: the video
On 7 March, the chairs of the Linear Collider Board and the International Committee for Future Accelerators, Tatsuya Nakada and Geoffrey Taylor, as well as KEK DG Masanori Yamauchi, met national Japanese and international media for a press briefing on Japan’s view on the future of the ILC. Watch the recorded press briefing.
Clarifications on the report from the Science Council of Japan regarding the ILC
The purpose of this note is to provide clarifications on the report from the Science Council of Japan (SCJ) regarding the International Linear Collider (ILC), which was released on December 19, 2018. The executive summary of the report is included in this issue. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) examined the […]
From KEK: Regarding the “Assessment of the revised International Linear Collider Project”
We would like to express our gratitude to the review committee of the revised International Linear Collider (ILC) project of the Science Council of Japan (SCJ) for their prompt and detailed evaluation. We here present our opinions in response to the final report published by the Science Council of Japan. The SCJ appreciated the scientific […]
Working together on Linear Collider software tools
Within the Linear Collider community there is a long tradition of sharing the core software tools needed for detector studies and physics benchmarking. A large software suite is required to cover the whole chain from event generation and subsequent simulation of particles in the detector to full event reconstruction and physics interpretation. Constantly improving and […]
Changes in LCC and in the US regarding ILC
The current Linear Collider Collaboration (LCC) reports to the Linear Collider Board (LCB), which in turns reports to the International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA). At previous ICFA meetings the mandate of the current LCC was extended to the end of 2016 and at its February 2016 meeting ICFA formed a committee, consisting of the […]
In the light of new accelerators
Advancing superconducting cavities for present and future projects
At the TTC meeting (TESLA Technology Collaboration meeting) scientists from all over the world came together to present their advances for superconducting radiofrequency cavities and related topics. This summer meeting from 5 to 8 July 2016 was hosted by CEA in Saclay, near Paris in France, where the production of the European XFEL (X-ray free […]
A well-focused workshop on top quark physics held at KEK
The top quark is one of the pillars of the physics topics that linear colliders address. With its large mass of about 175 GeV the top quark is the heaviest particle in the standard model – even heavier than the Higgs boson. Its value suggests that the top quark may have something to do with […]
Akira Yamamoto awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon
On 28 April, the Japanese government announced the winners of the “Medal with Purple Ribbon” for 2016, and Akira Yamamoto, Professor Emeritus of KEK and Regional Director for Asia of Linear Collider Collaboration, is one of them. He receives the Medal for his contribution to the advancement of superconducting technology. This medal is awarded to […]