From Neutrinos to QCD and Dark Matter: Looking Forward for Exciting Physics at the LHC

by Dr Felix Kling (DESY)

Tuesday 27 Jan 2026, 13:00 → 14:00 Europe/Brussels

E/3rd floor-E.349 - Seminar room (E.349) (Marc de Hemptinne (chemin du Cyclotron, 2, Louvain-la-Neuve))

Physics searches and measurements at high-energy collider experiments traditionally focus on the high-pT region. However, for light and weakly-coupled particles, this emphasis may be misguided as light particles tend to be highly collimated around the beam line, allowing sensitive searches with small detectors. The FASER and SND@LHC experiments were specifically designed to capitalize on this opportunity, expanding the LHC's physics potential by searching for feebly interacting particles and studying neutrino interactions at TeV energies. In thistalk, I will discuss the potential of this emerging forward physics program to offer unique insights into forward particle production, probe proton structure in otherwise inaccessible regimes, address unresolved issues in astro-particle physics, and search for a diverse array of new particles. Furthermore, I will demonstrate how improvements in QCD precision calculations and new Monte Carlo generator tunes can enhance our ability to achieve these goals.

Zoom: https://cern.zoom.us/j/62591938215?pwd=qSqjURfb693pfZR7aFvYR2vJw3YnuD.1