| Article | |
| Report number | arXiv:1105.3919 ; CERN-PH-TH-2011-119 ; LHC-PROJECT-REPORT-1181 ; CERN-PH-TH-2011-119 ; LHC-PROJECT-REPORT-1181 |
| Title | Proton-Nucleus Collisions at the LHC: Scientific Opportunities and Requirements |
| Author(s) | Salgado, C.A. (Santiago de Compostela U.) ; Alvarez-Muniz, J. (Santiago de Compostela U.) ; Arleo, F. (Annecy, LAPTH) ; Armesto, N. (Santiago de Compostela U.) ; Botje, M. (NIKHEF, Amsterdam) ; Cacciari, M. (Paris U., VI-VII) ; Campbell, J. (Fermilab) ; Carli, C. (CERN) ; Cole, B. (Columbia U.) ; D'Enterria, D. (CERN ; ICREA, Barcelona) ; Gelis, F. (Saclay) ; Guzey, V. (Jefferson Lab) ; Hencken, K. (Basel U.) ; Jacobs, P. (LBL, Berkeley) ; Jowett, J.M. (CERN) ; Klein, S.R. (LBL, Berkeley) ; Maltoni, F. (Louvain U.) ; Morsch, A. (CERN) ; Piotrzkowski, K. (Louvain U.) ; Qiu, J.W. (Brookhaven) ; Satogata, T. (Brookhaven) ; Sikler, F. (Budapest, RMKI) ; Strikman, M. (Penn State U.) ; Takai, H. (Brookhaven) ; Vogt, R. (LBL, Berkeley ; UC, Davis) ; Wessels, J.P. (CERN ; Munster U.) ; White, S.N. (Brookhaven) ; Wiedemann, U.A. (CERN) ; Wyslouch, B. (Ecole Polytechnique) ; Zhalov, M. (St. Petersburg, INP) |
| Publication | 2012 |
| Imprint | 20 May 2011 |
| Number of pages | 33 |
| Note | Comments: 33 pages, 15 Figures 33 pages, 15 Figures |
| In: | J. Phys. G 39 (2012) 015010 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0954-3899/39/1/015010 |
| Subject category | Particle Physics - Phenomenology ; Nuclear Physics - Theory |
| Accelerator/Facility, Experiment | CERN LHC |
| Abstract | Proton-nucleus (p+A) collisions have long been recognized as a crucial component of the physics programme with nuclear beams at high energies, in particular for their reference role to interpret and understand nucleus-nucleus data as well as for their potential to elucidate the partonic structure of matter at low parton fractional momenta (small-x). Here, we summarize the main motivations that make a proton-nucleus run a decisive ingredient for a successful heavy-ion programme at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and we present unique scientific opportunities arising from these collisions. We also review the status of ongoing discussions about operation plans for the p+A mode at the LHC. |
| Copyright/License | Preprint: © 2011-2026 CERN (License: CC-BY-3.0) |
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