Status of the NICA project at JINR

The NICA (Nuclotron-based Ion Collider fAcility) project is now under active realization at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR, Dubna). The main goal of the project is a study of hot and dense strongly interacting matter in heavy ion (up to Au) collisions at the centre-of-mass energies u...

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Main Authors: Kekelidze V., Kovalenko A., Lednicky R., Matveev V., Meshkov I., Sorin A., Trubnikov G.
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Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2015-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20159501014
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author Kekelidze V.
Kovalenko A.
Lednicky R.
Matveev V.
Meshkov I.
Sorin A.
Trubnikov G.
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description The NICA (Nuclotron-based Ion Collider fAcility) project is now under active realization at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR, Dubna). The main goal of the project is a study of hot and dense strongly interacting matter in heavy ion (up to Au) collisions at the centre-of-mass energies up to 11 GeV per nucleon. Two modes of operation are foreseen, collider mode and extracted beams, with two detectors: MPD and BM@N. The both experiments are in preparation stage. An average luminosity in the collider mode is expected as 10E27 cm-2 s-1 for Au (79+). Extracted beams of various nucleus species with maximum momenta of 13 GeV/c (for protons) will be available. A study of spin physics with extracted and colliding beams of polarized deuterons and protons at the energies up to 27 GeV (for protons) is foreseen with the NICA facility. The proposed program allows one to search for possible signs of phase transitions and critical phenomena as well as to shed light on the problem of the nucleon spin structure.
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spelling doaj.art-964e4aed87124fb28f204dc24422fca22022-12-21T18:28:34ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Web of Conferences2100-014X2015-01-01950101410.1051/epjconf/20159501014epjconf_icnfp2014_01014Status of the NICA project at JINRKekelidze V.0Kovalenko A.1Lednicky R.2Matveev V.3Meshkov I.4Sorin A.5Trubnikov G.6Joint Institute for Nuclear ResearchJoint Institute for Nuclear ResearchJoint Institute for Nuclear ResearchJoint Institute for Nuclear ResearchJoint Institute for Nuclear ResearchJoint Institute for Nuclear ResearchJoint Institute for Nuclear ResearchThe NICA (Nuclotron-based Ion Collider fAcility) project is now under active realization at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR, Dubna). The main goal of the project is a study of hot and dense strongly interacting matter in heavy ion (up to Au) collisions at the centre-of-mass energies up to 11 GeV per nucleon. Two modes of operation are foreseen, collider mode and extracted beams, with two detectors: MPD and BM@N. The both experiments are in preparation stage. An average luminosity in the collider mode is expected as 10E27 cm-2 s-1 for Au (79+). Extracted beams of various nucleus species with maximum momenta of 13 GeV/c (for protons) will be available. A study of spin physics with extracted and colliding beams of polarized deuterons and protons at the energies up to 27 GeV (for protons) is foreseen with the NICA facility. The proposed program allows one to search for possible signs of phase transitions and critical phenomena as well as to shed light on the problem of the nucleon spin structure.http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20159501014
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