EIC-NET
EIC-NET gathers the scientific Italian community taking part to the Electron Ion Collider (EIC) project aimed at realizing an electron-ion collider. Goal of EIC is to enhance our knowledge on nuclear forces, whose many features the Quantum Chromo Dynamics (QCD) is still not able to describe exhaustively. Among the many issues still to be addressed there are:
- Quark contribution to nucleon properties (mass, spin, radius);
- Gluon density inside the nucleon and its possible saturation with the generation of a new state of matter;
- The understanding of the Hadronization process, which is the formation of hadrons out of quarks and gluons.
To answer the aforementioned and other more questions about nuclear forces and nuclear structure a series of experiments sensitive to them will be performed at EIC. These experiments will study polarized electron scatterings on ions, from Hydrogen to Lead; lighter ions will be polarized too. Center of mass energy range of these experiments will be 40-120 GeV.
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Development of a dual radiator RICH for hadron identification in EIC:
Abstract: the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) is a USA based project that will offer unprecedented opportunities to test QCD and to solve unresolved problems in it. One key, challenging, aspect of the experimental apparatus will be the identification of the hadrons in the final state of the multi GeV electron-ion scattering processes. One possible solution to achieve this identification is a dual radiator Ring Imaging Cherenkov, which is one of the most demanding detector in sub-nuclear physics experiments. Its design and construction require hence extended research and development. The thesis activity can concern detailed simulations combined with construction of a small-scale prototype and its data taking and analysis. - Contact person: Evaristo Cisbani.
Local Coordinator
Guido Maria Urciuoli| Name | Surname | Role | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaristo | Cisbani | Associato | Ricercatore ISS |
| Guido Maria | Urciuoli | Dipendente | Primo Ricercatore |