Future hadron colliders: From physics perspectives to technology R&D

High energy hadron colliders have been instrumental to discoveries in particle physics at the energy frontier and their role as discovery machines will remain unchallenged for the foreseeable future. The full exploitation of the WC is now the highest priority of the energy frontier collider program. This includes the high luminosity LHC project which is made possible by a successful technology readiness program for Nb3Sn superconductor and magnet engineering based on long-term high field magnet R&D programs. These programs open the path towards collisions with luminosity of 5 x 10(34) cm(-2) S-1 and represents the foundation to consider future proton colliders of higher energies. This paper discusses physics requirements, experimental conditions, technological aspects and design challenges for the development towards proton colliders of increasing energy and luminosity. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.