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Ion Colliders
High-energy ion colliders are large research tools in nuclear physics to study the Quark-Gluon-Plasma (QGP). The range of collision energy and high luminosity are important design and operational considerations. The experiments also expect flexibility with frequent changes in the collision energy, d...
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Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S1793626814300047 http://cds.cern.ch/record/1983191 |
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author | Fischer, W Jowett, J M |
author_facet | Fischer, W Jowett, J M |
author_sort | Fischer, W |
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description | High-energy ion colliders are large research tools in nuclear physics to study the Quark-Gluon-Plasma (QGP). The range of collision energy and high luminosity are important design and operational considerations. The experiments also expect flexibility with frequent changes in the collision energy, detector fields, and ion species. Ion species range from protons, including polarized protons in RHIC, to heavy nuclei like gold, lead and uranium. Asymmetric collision combinations (e.g. protons against heavy ions) are also essential. For the creation, acceleration, and storage of bright intense ion beams, limits are set by space charge, charge change, and intrabeam scattering effects, as well as beam losses due to a variety of other phenomena. Currently, there are two operating ion colliders, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at BNL, and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. |
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institution | Organización Europea para la Investigación Nuclear |
language | eng |
publishDate | 2015 |
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spelling | cern-19831912019-09-30T06:29:59Zdoi:10.1142/S1793626814300047http://cds.cern.ch/record/1983191engFischer, WJowett, J MIon CollidersAccelerators and Storage RingsHigh-energy ion colliders are large research tools in nuclear physics to study the Quark-Gluon-Plasma (QGP). The range of collision energy and high luminosity are important design and operational considerations. The experiments also expect flexibility with frequent changes in the collision energy, detector fields, and ion species. Ion species range from protons, including polarized protons in RHIC, to heavy nuclei like gold, lead and uranium. Asymmetric collision combinations (e.g. protons against heavy ions) are also essential. For the creation, acceleration, and storage of bright intense ion beams, limits are set by space charge, charge change, and intrabeam scattering effects, as well as beam losses due to a variety of other phenomena. Currently, there are two operating ion colliders, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at BNL, and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN.CERN-ACC-2015-0015oai:cds.cern.ch:19831912015-01-22 |
spellingShingle | Accelerators and Storage Rings Fischer, W Jowett, J M Ion Colliders |
title | Ion Colliders |
title_full | Ion Colliders |
title_fullStr | Ion Colliders |
title_full_unstemmed | Ion Colliders |
title_short | Ion Colliders |
title_sort | ion colliders |
topic | Accelerators and Storage Rings |
url | https://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S1793626814300047 http://cds.cern.ch/record/1983191 |
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