BEPCII and BESIII

The Beijing Electron Collider is being upgraded (BEPCII) to a two-ring collider with a design luminosity of \(1 \times 10^{33}\)cm\(^{-2}\) s\(^{-1}\) at a center-of-mass energy of 3.89 GeV. It will operate between 2 and 4.2 GeV in the center of mass. With this luminosity, the BESIII detector will b...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2006-06
Main Authors: Harris, Frederick A, the BES Collaboration
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Center of mass
Luminosity
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Summary:The Beijing Electron Collider is being upgraded (BEPCII) to a two-ring collider with a design luminosity of \(1 \times 10^{33}\)cm\(^{-2}\) s\(^{-1}\) at a center-of-mass energy of 3.89 GeV. It will operate between 2 and 4.2 GeV in the center of mass. With this luminosity, the BESIII detector will be able to collect, for example, 10 billion \(J/\psi\) events in one year of running. This will be a unique facility in the world opening many physics opportunities. BEPCII and BESIII are currently under construction, and commissioning of both is expected to begin in summer 2007.
ISSN:2331-8422