The Particle Physics Prioritization Panel (P5) Report And Accelerator Development

The much-anticipated?2023 Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) Report?presents a vision for US particle physics that builds on recent investments and successes, while opening pathways to innovation and discovery. These have the potential to open a new era of insight and discovery in the fundamental physics of the smallest constituents of our universe, as well as how their properties imprint on its large-scale structure.

The P5 report outlines a 10-year strategic plan in the context of a 20-year vision addressing where the field of particle physics should go and how to get there in a budget-conscious plan. The report builds on the community input of the Snowmass community study process (2022 newsletter), as well as P5 town hall events that included a strong accelerator component. Five specific science drivers were identified, most of which rely on unique beams, leveraging recent advances in particle accelerators, ranging from new records in RadioFrequency (RF) gradient to novel high field magnets and beyond. Achieving physics goals beyond this decade will require transformational advances in the capabilities of accelerators.

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