KEK Roadmap

A new era of accelerator physics is about to begin. The construction of J-PARC has been successfully completed, and particle and nuclear physics experiments are now underway, using its high-power beams. The neutron and muon beams at J-PARC are expected to light the way into the unknown, aiding the discovery process in materials science and the life sciences. The integrated luminosity of the KEK B Factory (KEKB) has reached the important milestone of producing one billion pairs of B-mesons and anti B-mesons, breaking its own world record.

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Geneva has entered its operational phase and will guide the future direction of particle physics. The development of the International Linear Collider, conducted by an international collaboration, is moving into a new stage of engineering design and industrialization. In the field of synchrotron radiation research, many third-generation light sources are being constructed and replacing the second generation, while the next-generation light sources beyond these are also being developed.

Facing such drastic changes, KEK has established its Road Map for the next five years (2009-2013) in 2008, laying out our plans to meet the challenge of maintaining our excellence on the world stage.