Precision experiments at Super Charm-Tau Factory
Snowmass Town Hall Meeting
October 2nd, 2020
BINP
Vitaly VorobyevOn behalf of the SCT community
SNOWMASS21-RF1_RF7_BINP-019
β Measurement of the strong
phases of π· decay amplitudes
β Measurement of absolute
branching fractions
β Searches for rare and
forbidden decays of the charm
quark
β πΆπ violation in charm
β β¦
Physics program
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charm
tau
QCDβ Physics of highly-excited
quarkonium
β Molecular states
β Baryon interaction at
threshold
β Search for glueballs in
decays of π½/π and π 2πβ β¦
Input for π΅ meson studies at
LHCπ and Belle II
β Precision measurement of
the π lepton properties
β Michel parameters, tests of
lepton universality
β Precision measurement of
hadronic π decays
β Search for πΆπ and T
violation in π decays
β β¦
Test of the
electroweak
sector of the SMQCD, πΌπ , ππ’π . Test of the
electroweak model, searches for
non-standard contributions
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SCT Factoryβ’ Beam energy: from 1 to 3 GeV
β’ β = 1035 cmβ2sβ1 @ 2 GeV
β’ Longitudinal polarization of the electron beam
β’ Crab-waist collisions
o Beam size in the interaction region
20 ΞΌm Γ 0.2 ΞΌm Γ 10 mm
o Beam crossing angle 60 mrad
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SCT website
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Inner tracker
Main tracker
PID system
Beam pipe
Muon system and yoke
Calorimeter
Superconducting coil
5 m
Detector conceptβ’ Physics requirements
Momentum resolution: β 0.3%
πΆπ symmetry and hermeticity β 95% of the
full solid angle
Soft track detection with ππ‘ β³ 50 MeV
Excellent π/π/πΎ/π separation up to 1.5 GeV
ππΈ/ππ₯ in tracking system
Cherenkov light detector for PID
The importance of π/π separation
Good π0/πΎ separation and πΎ detection in the
energy range from 10 MeV to 3000 MeV
Good energy resolution in calorimeter
Fast calorimeter (ππ‘ < 1 ns)
DAQ rate ~300 kHz @ π½/π peak
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SCT yield
π« π«ππ π²π π΅π
π β‘π π+πβ β hadrons
π π+πβ β π+πβ2πΈ, GeV Annual yield
3.1 1012 π½/π
3.69 1011 π(2π)
3.77 109 π·ΰ΄₯π·
4.17 108 π·π ΰ΄₯π·π
3.55 Γ· 4.3 1010 π π
4.65 108 Ξπ+Ξπ
β
2πΈ, πΊππ
β = 1035 cmβ2sβ1
π from 2 GeV to 6 GeV
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The production of non-relativistic
particles near the threshold makes it
possible to study them in detail
Entangled π·0ΰ΄₯π·0 state as a powerful tool
β¦ a powerful tool to study charm and QCD
β’ Entangled π·0ΰ΄₯π·0 pairs are produced at threshold
The unique phenomenology
β’ Measuring charm mixing and CPV in charm In a unique way: quantum correlations in action! [1, 2]
Precision comparable to Belle II
The best environment for the decays with final-state neutrals
β’ Measurements of the π·0 decay amplitude phases πΏπΎπ, πΏπΎππ0, β¦ [3]
Model-independent Dalitz analysis of π·0 β πΎπ0π+πβ
Essential input for the CKM phase πΎ measurements at Belle II and LHCb
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[1] V.V. slides at HIEPA2018
[2] PRD 82 (2010) 034033
[3] PRD 73 (2007) 034024
Experiments with polarization1. Left-right π+πβ β π½/π cross section asymmetry [1]
Measuring the Weinberg angle at 0.3%
Testing weak interaction of charm
Sensitivity to heavy πβ²
2. Baryons (light and charmed)
Formfactors: calibration of lattice QCD calculations
CP and T violation in decays
3. Tau physics
Lorentz structure of lepton decays
No need of spin-spin correlations of π+πβ. Great simplification of the analysis procedure β better systematics and statistics
CP violation in π production: EDM
Current experimental limit: ππ β² 10β17 π β ππ
With 1010 tau pairs at SCT: π ππ ~10β20 π β ππ [2]
CP violation in decays, e.g.: π β πΎπππ [3]
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[1] JHEP 2020 (2020) 76
[2] PRD 51 (1995) 5996
[3] PLB 437 (1998) 191
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Experiments with π leptons
β’ Controlling systematic uncertainties is crucial for π measurements.
β’ Threshold kinematics
Additional kinematic constraints for π decays reconstruction
Easy background sample (data below threshold)
Monochromatic particles from two-body decays
Ideal for π β ππΎ search
β’ Precision weak interaction test with polarized π S
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ISR photon background for π β ππΎ: B- vs. cπ-factory
[Bondar, Bobrov (BINP)]
See A. Pich talk [pdf]
From Β«nuclear chemistryΒ» to nuclear physics of quarkonium
β’ We have entered the era of Β«nuclear chemistryΒ»
Various hadronic molecular states observed and continue to appear
No systematic description yet
β’ An exciting laboratory for QCD
QCD beyond perturbation theory
Not a new physics, but new phenomena interesting by themselves
β’ We should come back to nuclear physics at some point
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Z(4430)+
Z(4250)+
Z(4050)+
Y(4660)
Y(4360)
Y(4260)
X(3915)X(3872)
X(3940)
X(4160)
JPC
2(3820)
S=1S=1S=0S=0
Zc(4020)+
Zc(3900)+
DD
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Z(4200)+
Y(4008)
Π₯(4630)
X(4274)
X(4140)
X(4700)
X(4500)
X(3860)
Towards contributing papers1. SCT physics program is discussed in SCT CDR (last revision - 2018). We
are constantly elaborating the physics program. We started several dedicated feasibility studies for the most interesting proposed measurements (some were published)
2. We plan to summarize the SCT physics program in several contributing papers for Snowmass. We would like to prepare these papers as join effort with USTC colleagues (to be discussed). The possible titles are:
Review of the physics program of future charm-tau facilities
Experiments with polarized beams at the future charm-tau facilities
Tau physics at the future charm-tau facilities
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Conclusions
1. SCT physics program is broad
Synergy with Belle II and LHCb experiments
2. SCT project is mature and we are open for collaboration
CDR is available [download page]
Regular workshops [Novosibirsk 2018, Orsay 2018, Moscow 2019]
R&Ds are in progress [Sept. 2020 meeting]
3. Support of the globe scientific community is essential for the internal Russian discussion on the SCT project funding
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Back-up
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Circumference 478.092 m
2π 60 mrad
π½π₯β/π½π¦
β 50 mm / 0.5 mm
πΉπ πΉ 349.9 MHz
πΈbeam (GeV) πβ π π. π π π
πΌ (A) 1 1 2.2 2.2 2
πbunch 500 500 490 420 290
νπ₯ nm 11.3 16.3 8.8 7 10.9
πΏpeak (cmβ2sβ1 Γ 1035) π. ππ π. ππ π. π π. π π. π
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SCT Collider parameters
* With two π΅w = 3.5 T wigglers that suppress intrabeam scattering
Electron beam polarization
with 3 Siberian Snakes
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SCT CDR
More details can be found here: https://c-tau.ru/indico/event/3/contributions/200/
The balance of charm
β’ Threshold production advantages
β Threshold kinematics
β Clear initial state
β Quantum-correlated π·0ΰ΄₯π·0 pairs
β Double-tag technique
β Low multiplicity (4-5)
β Longitudinal beam polarization
β Optimal for final states with neutrals
β β¦
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β’ Each approach has its pros and cons
β’ There is a delicate balance between the experiments now
β’ SCT will maintain the balance in future
x5/30
x50
x100
Experiment
setupToday Tomorrow
LHCπ9 fbβ1
@ Runs 1 and 2
50/300 fbβ1
@ Run 3/4
π΅ factory1 abβ1
@ Belle & BaBar
50 abβ1
@ Belle II
π-π factory~100 fbβ1
@ BESIII
~10 abβ1
@ SCT
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