ICFA looks towards a global future of particle physics

ICFA has issued a statement endorsing the particle-physics strategic plans produced in Europe, Asia and the US, and their globally aligned priorities

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ICFA has issued a statement endorsing the particle-physics strategic plans produced in Europe, Asia and the US, and their globally aligned priorities.

The statement issued by the International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) – the international body that facilitates international collaboration in the construction and use of particle accelerators for high-energy physics – endorses the strategic plans for the future of high-energy physics in Europe, Asia and the US.  In parallel with global efforts to pursue the study of neutrinos, ICFA has also stated its continuing support of the International Linear Collider (ILC) and its encouragement of international studies of future circular colliders.

The statement was issued at ICFA’s first meeting after the publication of the roadmap for the future of US particle physics, called "P5" [PDF]. Previously published Asian [PDF] and European [PDF] strategies share common priorities. These strategies, which are the result of processes that involved each region's particle physics communities, provide guidelines for governments to make decisions in science policy.

ICFA also reaffirms its support of the ILC, which is in a mature state of technical development and offers unprecedented opportunities for precision studies of the newly discovered Higgs boson. In addition, ICFA continues to encourage international studies of circular colliders, with an ultimate goal of proton-proton collisions at energies much higher than those of the LHC.

Read the full text of the ICFA statement here