Physics, Experiments, Detectors
Charting the Path Towards FCC-ee Approval
PED Groups & People
Physics, Experiments and Detectors (PED) is one of the main organisational pillars of the FCC project. At CERN, PED is associated with the Research & Computing sector, but its contributors are distributed across a growing network of Universities and Institutes.
PED Goals & Objectives
The mandate of the PED pillar is to establish the foundations for the FCC-ee experimental programme by fostering and coordinating the theoretical and experimental development needed to reach the expected measurements precision.
News Highlights
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Machine Detector Interface: the frontier between two worlds
It is part of the machine. It is part of the detector. It belongs to…
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“It is beautiful when theorists and experimentalists work together” – Portrait Sophie Renner
Convener of the Beyond Standard Model group of FCC-ee, Sophie Renner recently gave a lecture…
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“We are no longer studying FCC-ee. We are preparing to build it.”
Following the European Strategy for Particle Physics recommendation of FCC-ee as CERN’s preferred next flagship…
Next flagship collider
The adventure started in 2011
The 2020 European Strategy established the scientific case for a Higgs factory (electron–positron collider), followed by a high-energy proton collider.
In 2025, a detailed comparison led to community consensus, endorsed by the CERN Council on 22 May 2026. The electron–positron Future Circular Collider (FCC-ee) is recommended as the preferred option for the next flagship collider at CERN.
The next steps involve addressing key questions ahead of project approval and the upcoming call for Expressions of Interest.