An Introduction to EIC Physics - From physics motivation to a viable detector concept

Friederike Bock (ORNL)

In the era of precision physics at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) some of the largest uncertainties to interpreting our results arise from the understanding of the initial hadronic probes themselves. One of the best ways to explore the exact substructure of the proton and ion, respectively, is through deep inelastic scattering processes at an Electron Ion Collider (EIC). This new facility will help answering some of the most fundamental questions in particle physics, like: How does hadronzation work? How do the nucleon spin and mass emerge from its constituents and their interactions? Is there a new state of matter, the Color Glass Condensate? 

Within this talk, I will explain the path from the intitial physics motivation to a viable detector concept. Particular focus will lie on the recent efforts within the community to consolidate an advanced detector concept at the future EIC at Brookhaven National Laboratory, which has been developing over the past two years.

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The colloquium will be streamed but not recorded.
Zoom link: https://uni-frankfurt.zoom.us/j/2848286010?pwd=VmtCY1RCc1hpVStKd0RibFBpc1IzZz09
Meeting ID: 284 828 6010
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