A Fixed-Target Programme at the LHC: Physics Case and Projected Performances for Heavy-Ion, Hadron, Spin and Astroparticle Studies
High Energy Physics - Experiment
2021-03-15 v3 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Experiment
Nuclear Theory
Abstract
We review the context, the motivations and the expected performances of a comprehensive and ambitious fixed-target program using the multi-TeV proton and ion LHC beams. We also provide a detailed account of the different possible technical implementations ranging from an internal wire target to a full dedicated beam line extracted with a bent crystal. The possibilities offered by the use of the ALICE and LHCb detectors in the fixed-target mode are also reviewed.
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@article{arxiv.1807.00603,
title = {A Fixed-Target Programme at the LHC: Physics Case and Projected Performances for Heavy-Ion, Hadron, Spin and Astroparticle Studies},
author = {C. Hadjidakis and D. Kikoła and J. P. Lansberg and L. Massacrier and M. G. Echevarria and A. Kusina and I. Schienbein and J. Seixas and H. S. Shao and A. Signori and B. Trzeciak and S. J. Brodsky and G. Cavoto and C. Da Silva and F. Donato and E. G. Ferreiro and I. Hrivnacova and A. Klein and A. Kurepin and F. Lyonnet and Y. Makdisi and C. Lorcé and S. Porteboeuf and C. Quintans and A. Rakotozafindrabe and P. Robbe and N. Topilskaya and A. Uras and J. Wagner and N. Yamanaka and Z. Yang and A. Zelenski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.00603},
year = {2021}
}
Comments
LaTeX, 115 pages. v2: version submitted to Physics Reports. A few figures added and some text improved. v3: accepted for publication in Physics Reports