The Proposed CLEO-c Program and R Measurement Prospects

The proposed experimental program (CLEO-c) for a charm factory based on a modification of the Cornell Electron Storage Ring is summarized. The prospects for R measurements over the range 3 GeV to 7 GeV are examined in detail. Adapted from "CLEO-c and CESR-c: A New Frontier of Weak and Strong Interactions", the CLEO-c project description, by the CLEO Collaboration.