Forward Physics at the LHC: within and beyond the Standard Model
arXiv:0806.0883 · doi:10.1063/1.2987191
Abstract
We review the detection capabilities in the forward direction of the various LHC experiments together with the associated physics programme. A selection of measurements accessible with near-beam instrumentation in various sectors (and extensions) of the Standard Model (SM) is outlined, including QCD (diffractive and elastic scattering, low-x parton dynamics, hadronic Monte Carlos for cosmic-rays), electroweak processes in gamma-gamma interactions, and Higgs physics (vector-boson-fusion and central exclusive production).
9 pages, 18 figs. Lectures given at the LAWHEP'07 School (Sao Miguel das Missoes, Brazil, 3-7 Dec 2007) to appear in Braz. J. Phys. Also presented in HLPW08 (Spa, Belgium, 6-8 Mar 2008) AIP Conf. Proceeds, to appear; and in HANUC European Grad. School (Jyvaskyla, Finland, 25-29 Aug. 2008)