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Accelerator What is special regarding the CLIC accelerating scheme? In a classical approach, the linear accelerators used to accelerate the beams would be powered by Radio Frequency (RF) power supplies, called klystrons. In the CLIC acceleration scheme, the klystrons are replaced with an intense particle beam, called the drive beam. The kinetic energy in the…

Construction Where will CLIC be built? It is presently assumed that CLIC will be built underground, near to CERN in the area close to Geneva. However, the CLIC design could also be implemented elsewhere. What length will the CLIC tunnel be? The length of the accelerator complex varies according to the centre-of-mass energies: What diameter…

General What does CLIC stand for? Why is this accelerator “compact”? CLIC stands for the Compact Linear Collider. Despite a main accelerating part of 44 km in length, the accelerator is “compact” due to its high accelerating gradient of 100 MV/m. To achieve the same centre-of-mass energy with LHC acceleration (5 MV/m) would require a…