Scientific program for the Forward Physics Facility

Area of Science:

• High-energy particle physics
• Neutrino physics
• Astroparticle physics

Background:

• Direct neutrino detection at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) signifies a new era in particle physics.
• Forward physics offers significant potential for groundbreaking discoveries.

Purpose of the Study:

• To present the status and potential of the Forward Physics Facility (FPF).
• To outline the physics case for FPF, including dark matter, new particles, neutrino physics, QCD, and astroparticle physics.
• To summarize the designs of proposed FPF experiments.

Main Methods:

• Extensive work on defining the FPF and its experiments.
• Summarizing current designs for the Facility and experiments like FASER2, FASERγ2, FORMOSA, and FLArE.

Main Results:

• The FPF has unique potential to investigate key areas of physics.
• Several experiments (FASER2, FASERγ2, FORMOSA, FLArE) are being designed for the FPF.

Conclusions:

• The FPF is crucial for realizing the physics potential of forward physics at the LHC.
• The proposed experiments are designed to be timely and cost-effective.