Electron–positron beam collision studies at the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics

Abstract

Beam-colliding facilities (colliders) are key to exploring the fundamental properties of matter and understanding elementary particles and their interactions. The Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (BINP), Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, co-pioneered the development of the method of colliding beams and maintains the leading position in using it. This paper reviews the past, present, and future of research with colliding beams at the BINP.