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Clément Helsens

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Prospects for $B_c^+$ and $B^+\to τ^+ ν_τ$ at FCC-ee

The prospects are presented for precise measurements of the branching ratios of the purely leptonic $B_c^+ \to τ^+ ν_τ$ and $B^+ \to τ^+ ν_τ$ decays at the Future Circular Collider (FCC). This work is focused on the hadronic $τ^{+} \to π^+ π^+ π^- \barν_τ$ decay in both $B_c^+ \to τ^+ ν_τ$ and $B^+ \to τ^+ ν_τ$ processes. Events are selected with two Boosted Decision Tree algorithms to optimise the separation between the two signal processes as well as the generic hadronic $Z$ decay backgrounds. The range of the expected precision for both signals are evaluated in different scenarios of non-ideal background modelling. This paper demonstrates, for the first time, that the $B^+ \to τ^+ ν_τ$ decay can be well separated from both $B_c^+ \to τ^+ ν_τ$ and generic $Z\to b\bar{b}$ processes in the FCC-ee collision environment and proposes the corresponding branching ratio measurement as a novel way to determine the CKM matrix element $|V_{ub}|$. The theoretical impacts of both $B^+ \to τ^+ ν_τ$ and $B_c^+ \to τ^+ ν_τ$ measurements on New Physics cases are discussed for interpretations in the generic Two-Higgs-doublet model and leptoquark models.

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Offline Computing resources for FCC-ee and related challenges

The international Future Circular Collider (FCC) study aims at designing pp, e$^+$e$^-$, e$^\pm$p colliders to be built in a new 100 km tunnel in the Geneva region. The electroweak, Higgs and top factory (FCC-ee) is designed to provide collisions at a centre of mass energy range between 90 (Z-pole) and 365 GeV ($\mathrm{t\bar{t}}$) and unprecedented integrated luminosities, producing huge amounts of data which will pose significant challenges to data processing. In this essay we discuss the needs in terms of storage and CPU for the diverse phases of the project, and the possible solutions mostly based on the models developed for HL-LHC.

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Review and outlook of accelerator-related codes and their interplay with the experiments software

Powerful flexible computer codes are essential for the design and optimisation of accelerator and experiments. We briefly review what already exists and what is needed in terms of accelerator codes. For the FCC-ee it will be important to include the effects of beamstrahlung and beam-beam interaction as well as machine imperfections and sources of beam induced backgrounds relevant for the experiments and consider the possibility of beam-polarisation. The experiment software Key4hep, which aims to provide a common software stack for future experiments, is described and the possibility of extending this concept to machine codes is discussed. We analyse how to interface and connect the accelerator and experiment codes in an efficient and flexible way for optimisation of the FCC-ee interaction region design, and discuss the possibility of using shared data formats as an interface.

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Key4hep, a framework for future HEP experiments and its use in FCC

The road map to the FCC Feasibility Study Report, for submission to the next Update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics, will require detailed simulation and advanced reconstruction algorithms to explore and maximise the physics reach of proposed detector solutions. The optimisation process will require maximal flexibility in changing detector geometries, materials and sensitive areas, and efficient tools to quantify the overall performance. To synergise such developments the CEPC, CLIC, FCC, ILC and SCT communities have engaged in the commissioning of a `Turnkey Software Stack' (Key4hep), which would provide all the necessary ingredients, from simulation to analysis, for future experiments. This approach is based on the positive experience of the linear collider projects ILC and CLIC, which have developed and used a common software stack (iLCSoft) over the last decade. Key4hep aims to cover most, if not all, future linear and circular machines colliding leptons (electrons, muons), and hadrons. The common software ecosystem will facilitate writing specific components for experiments ensuring coherency and maximising the re-use of established solutions. Project-specific software frameworks will require adaptation to fully profit from the common software base. In this essay we present the status and plans for re-framing the FCC software framework, FCCSW, around Key4hep and discuss the challenges associated with the transition.

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Prospects for $B_{c}^+\to τ^+ ν_τ$ at FCC-ee

This paper presents the prospects for a precise measurement of the branching fraction of the leptonic $B_{c}^+\to τ^+ ν_τ$ decay at the Future Circular Collider (FCC-ee) running at the $Z$-pole. A detailed description of the simulation and analysis framework is provided. To select signal candidates, two Boosted Decision Tree algorithms are employed and optimised. The first stage suppresses inclusive $b\bar{b}$, $c\bar{c}$, and $q\bar{q}$ backgrounds using event-based topological information. A second stage utilises the properties of the hadronic $τ^{+} \to π^+ π^+ π^- \barν_τ$ decay to further suppress these backgrounds, and is also found to achieve high rejection for the $B^+\to τ^+ ν_τ$ background. The number of $B_{c}^+\to τ^+ ν_τ$ candidates is estimated for various Tera-$Z$ scenarios, and the potential precision of signal yield and branching fraction measurements evaluated. The phenomenological impact of such measurements on various New Physics scenarios is also explored.

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FCC-ee: Your Questions Answered

This document answers in simple terms many FAQs about FCC-ee, including comparisons with other colliders. It complements the FCC-ee CDR and the FCC Physics CDR by addressing many questions from non-experts and clarifying issues raised during the European Strategy symposium in Granada, with a view to informing discussions in the period between now and the final endorsement by the CERN Council in 2020 of the European Strategy Group recommendations. This document will be regularly updated as more questions appear or new information becomes available.

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