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The LHC infrastructure, i.e. the tunnel itself as well as the services associated with power, cooling, ventilation, network and access (among others), represent a considerable asset, and may be considered for hosting and supporting future versions of an “LHC” beyond its present configuration and the HL- LHC upgrade. In this chapter, we provide an overview of possible machine parameters and energy reach of a future higher-energy hadron collider in the LHC tunnel. We sketch four options with arc dipole magnetic fields in the range of 12 T to 24 T, each of which represents a well-defined discrete step in future accelerator magnet technology. We discuss the corresponding main machine and magnet parameters, and describe readiness, challenges and opportunities. |
