Welcome to the ILC at Edinburgh

The ILC is the International Linear Collider, the next generation collider for high energy physics.  It will collide electrons and positrons (anti-electrons) at energies between 200 GeV and 1000 GeV - the highest ever energies for fundamental particles. 

The aim of the ILC is to measure very precisely the properties of the Higgs boson and any new particles that may exist.  We need to test the Higgs boson’s properties to  compare to the Standard Model of particle physics.  We also need to study carefully any new particles to see if they provide could explain dark matter, the mysterious substance that accounts for 75% of the matter in the universe.

Unfortunately, the ILC is not yet built!  Our ILC activities are focussed on physics studies, detector development and software development to ensure that the ILC will be able to deliver the world leading science.  Our ILC work is carried out mainly within two collaborations: LCFI (now complete) and the ILD detector.

For all our ILC work we collaborate closely with our colleagues at the University of Glasgow, our partners in SUPA (the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance).

Please read our pages to find out more about our ILC activities in Edinburgh.  We used to keep a blog at: edinburghilc.blogspot.com/

Our work is supported by the Scottish Universities’ Physics Alliance, the Science & Technology Facilities Council and the 6th Framework Programme of the European Union.