https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-026-15654-8
Regular Article - Experimental Physics
Music: a multi-purpose detector concept for physics at the 10 TeV muon collider
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INFN Sezione di Padova, Padua, Italy
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INFN Sezione di Torino, Turin, Italy
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Università del Piemonte Orientale, Vercelli, Italy
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INFN Sezione di Genova, Genoa, Italy
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Università di Padova, Padua, Italy
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European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva, Switzerland
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INFN Sezione di Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Frascati, Italy
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Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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INFN Sezione di Roma 1, Rome, Italy
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Università di Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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INFN Sezione di Bari, Bari, Italy
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INFN Sezione di Firenze, Florence, Italy
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Università di Bari, Bari, Italy
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Received:
3
December
2025
Accepted:
26
March
2026
Published online:
20
May
2026
Abstract
This work presents a proof of concept for MUSIC, a multi-purpose detector conceived for high-precision and ultra-high-energy physics studies in the challenging environment of 
TeV muon–antimuon collisions. The detector features a central tracking system, electromagnetic and hadronic calorimeters, and dedicated muon detectors. This paper outlines the main design elements of each subdetector, with an emphasis on the effects of machine-induced backgrounds and the reconstruction strategies employed for key physics objects. Performance results for electrons, photons, muons, and jets are reported, and studies of jet flavour identification are discussed.
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