Some T-shirts lose their lives in the wash, but their memories live on. At a meeting in Snowmass, US, in August 2005, Norman Graf was seen wearing a simple white t-shirt asking “got ilc?” (Not yet, Norm) And Nick Walker sported a yellow shirt that said “Summer In Snowmass – Some Are Not.”). Those who […]
Towards a single directorate for ILC and CLIC physics and detectors studies
We are turning the last corner towards the completion of Detailed Baseline Design (DBD), which we plan to complete at the end of the year together with the Global Design Effort’s Technical Design Report (TDR) for the ILC accelerator. In a few weeks each of the two detector groups will submit a detailed outline of […]
The International Linear Collider Steering Committee plans for the future
The International Linear Collider Steering Committee (ILCSC), a subcommittee of the International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA), provides oversight to the Global Design Effort. As we approach our final milestone, the publication of the ILC Technical Design Report, the ILCSC is in the process of creating a new organisational structure and mandate for future work […]
Moving towards one linear collider project
The International Linear Collider (ILC) is based on superconducting radiofrequency technology, while the Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) uses a two-beam acceleration concept. The ILC technique is more mature and the design more advanced: we are now putting together a detailed Technical Design Report that could serve as the basis of construction project. The CERN-based CLIC […]
The science of showers
PhD student Christian Soldner studies time, tungsten and scintillators
Good timing is a virtue. Just as comedians have to wait for just the right moment to deliver their punch line, linear collider physicists need to know when to make cuts. These cuts separate phenomena called particle showers from each other, making it possible for the physicists to tell which reaction originated from which collision. […]
Detector R&D “coopetition” between ILC and CLIC
In a recent seminar by the CERN Director of Research and Computing, Sergio Bertolucci, I heard for the first time the word “coopetition”. To my knowledge, it is an invented word that doesn’t yet exist in the English dictionary. He used it to illustrate the type of collaboration that is currently performed by the LHC […]
Interim report from the ILC-CLIC general issues group
On 11 January 2010 the ILC Steering Committee and the Compact Linear Collider study (CLIC) Collaboration Board created a working group to exploit synergies and discuss general issues involving the linear collider. That group has met regularly throughout the last year and submitted an interim report to their respective oversight groups this month. So far, […]
The ILC-CLIC collaboration and technological challenges
Director’s Corner 24 November 2010 Kaoru Yokoya The ILC-CLIC collaboration and technological challengesToday’s issue features a Director’s Corner from Kaoru Yokoya, Global Design Effort Asian Regional Director. In recent years, the collaboration between the ILC and CLIC communities has developed and evolved, and Barry Barish has reported on this collaboration in previous corners. Working groups […]
The first joint ILC and CLIC workshop, IWLC10 in Geneva
Director’s Corner 28 October 2010 Peter Garbincius The first joint ILC and CLIC workshop, IWLC10 in Geneva Today’s issue features a Director’s Corner from Peter H. Garbincius, Global Design Effort Cost Manager. The International Linear Collider community has typically held major meetings twice a year where the accelerator and physics & detector people come together, […]
IWLC2010: International Workshop on Linear Colliders 2010
Director’s Corner 16 September 2010 Barry Barish IWLC2010: International Workshop on Linear Colliders 2010 This week I want to preview the coming ECFA-CLIC-ILC joint meeting that will be held from 18 October through 22 October 2010 at CERN and the International Conference Centre Geneva, Switzerland. This meeting is one further step towards bringing the Compact […]