Editing Compact Linear Collider (section)

== Three energy stages ==
[[File:CLIC map CLIC380 CLIC1500 CLIC3000 wtext wlogo.jpg|thumb|280x280px|CLIC accelerator with energy stages of 380&nbsp;GeV, 1.5&nbsp;TeV and 3&nbsp;TeV]]
CLIC is foreseen to be built and operated in three stages with different centre-of-mass energies: 380&nbsp;GeV, 1.5&nbsp;TeV, and 3&nbsp;TeV.<ref name=Burrows_CLIC_CERN-2018/> The integrated [[luminosity|luminosities]] at each stage are expected to be 1&nbsp;[[barn (unit)|ab]]<sup>−1</sup>, 2.5&nbsp;ab<sup>−1</sup>, and 5&nbsp;ab<sup>−1</sup> respectively,<ref name=Burrows_CLIC_CERN-2018/> providing a broad physics programme over a 27-year period. These centre-of-mass energies have been motivated by current LHC data and studies of the physics potential carried out by the CLIC study.<ref name=Burrows_CLIC_CERN-2018/>

Already at 380&nbsp;GeV, CLIC has good coverage of [[Standard Model]] physics; the energy stages beyond this allow for the discovery of new physics as well as increased precision measurements of [[Standard Model]] processes. Additionally, CLIC will operate at the [[top quark]] [[pair production|pair-production]] threshold around 350 GeV with the aim of precisely measuring the properties of the top quark.<ref name="Burrows_CLIC_CERN-2018" />