Physics opportunities for a fixed-target programme in the ALICE experiment

A fixed-target programme in the ALICE experiment using the LHC proton and lead beams offers many physics opportunities related to the parton content of the nucleon and nucleus at high-$x$, the nucleon spin and the Quark-Gluon Plasma. We investigate two solutions that would allow ALICE to run in a fi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Galluccio, Francesca, Hadjidakis, Cynthia, Kurepin, Alexander, Massacrier, Laure, Porteboeuf, S, Pressard, Kevin, Scandale, Walter, Topilskaya, Natalia, Trzeciak, Barbara, Uras, Antonio, Kikola, Daniel
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2019
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Accelerators and Storage Rings
Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/2671944
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Sumario:A fixed-target programme in the ALICE experiment using the LHC proton and lead beams offers many physics opportunities related to the parton content of the nucleon and nucleus at high-$x$, the nucleon spin and the Quark-Gluon Plasma. We investigate two solutions that would allow ALICE to run in a fixed-target mode: the internal solid target coupled to a bent crystal and the internal gas target. The feasibility of these solutions are being studied for a possible installation at the LHC interaction point IP2 during the Long Shutdown 3.

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