Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 What is Elementary-Particle Physics?; 5 3 What We Have Learned in the Past Two Decades; 6 4 Elementary-Particle Physics: What We want to Know; 7 5 Accelerators for Elementary-Particle Physics; 8 6 Instruments and Detectors for Elementary-Particle Physics; 9 7 Interactions with Other Areas of Physics and Technology; 10 8 Education, Organization, and Decision Making Elementary-Particle Physics; 11 9 Conclusions and Recommendations; 12 Appendix A: The World's High-Energy Accelerators; 13 Appendix B: Particle Colliders Under Construction; 14 Appendix C: Statistical Information on Elementary-Particle Physics Research in the United States; 15 Glossary; 16 Index

About the Author

Elementary-Particle Physics Panel, Physics Survey Committee, Board on Physics and Astronomy, National Research Council