17–22 May 2026
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Europe/Zurich timezone

Injection background studies at FCC-ee

MOP1050
18 May 2026, 16:00
2h
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C.I.D

Deauville, France
Board: Monday baguette: BB21
Poster Presentation MC1.A26: Colliders: Machine Detector Interface Poster session

Speaker

Giulia Nigrelli (Sapienza University of Rome, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Description

The electron–positron Future Circular Collider (FCC-ee) is a proposed high-energy lepton collider designed to achieve unprecedented luminosity and precision in the study of fundamental particle physics. To fully exploit this potential, it is crucial to control beam-induced experimental backgrounds to ensure safe operation and optimal detector performance. This is particularly challenging due to the complex operational requirements; for example the top-up injection process that generates unavoidable losses at each injection while detectors are taking data. The present baseline scheme foresees a fast bump in the injection region that affects the full circulating beam, leading to beam-halo losses. In this paper, we study these losses, from their sources up to the detector using a multi-step simulation framework, employing multi-turn tracking followed by Monte-Carlo shower studies and detector occupancy analyses, to evaluate their potential impact on experimental detector performance.

Paper status Resubmitted proceeding files received and assigned to an editor. Accepted by Submitter.

Author

Giulia Nigrelli (Sapienza University of Rome, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Co-authors

Alessandro Frasca (European Organization for Nuclear Research, University of Liverpool) Anton Lechner (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Dr Brieuc Francois (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Fabrizio Palla (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa) Giacomo Broggi (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Giuseppe Lerner (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Kyriacos Skoufaris (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Dr Manuela Boscolo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati) Roderik Bruce (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Sen Yue (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Stefano Redaelli (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Takashi Mori (KEK Accelerator Laboratory) Yann Dutheil (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

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