Physics and Technology of the Next Linear Collider: A Report Submitted to Snowmass '96

Abstract

We present the current expectations for the design and physics program of an e+e- linear collider of center of mass energy 500 GeV -- 1 TeV. We review the experiments that would be carried out at this facility and demonstrate its key role in exploring physics beyond the Standard Model over the full range of theoretical possibilities. We then show the feasibility of constructing this machine, by reviewing the current status of linear collider technology and by presenting a precis of our `zeroth-order' design.

207 pages, 98 figures; tar'ed and gzip'ed source is 1.5MB, PS file is 11MB, 1.8 MB gzip'ed. 8 figures bitmapped at 100dpi. Full PS file with higher resolution figures available at http://www.slac.stanford.edu/accel/nlc/physics-review/

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