Prospects for light-ion operation at the HL-LHC: machine developments and physics opportunities
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Abstract
In recent years, the interest of the ion-physics community for conducting experiments at the CERN Accelerator Complex with lighter ions than lead has increased significantly. This has motivated the creation of the Future Ions Working Group in the CERN Accelerator and Technical Sector whose mandate is to define future ion operation needs based on the requests from LHC and fixed target experiments and their implications for the Ion Accelerator Complex. This particular contribution focuses on the recent requests of small-system collisions at LHC, as a complementary physics programme to the highest-luminosity-highest-density lead ion collisions. It reviews the physics opportunities and the capabilities of the current CERN Accelerator Complex to meet the challenge.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.478.0335
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