Electron-ion collider in China

Lepton scattering is an established ideal tool for studying inner structure of small particles such as nucleons as well as nuclei.As a future high energy nuclear physics project,an Electron-ion collider in China(EicC)has been proposed.It will be constructed based on an upgraded heavy-ion accelerator,High Intensity heavy-ion Accelerator Facility(HIAF)which is currently under construction,together with a new electron ring.The proposed collider will provide highly polarized electrons(with a po-larization of 80%)and protons(with a polarization of 70%)with variable center of mass energies from 15 to 20 GeV and the luminosity of(2–3)×1033 cm^(−2)·s^(−1).Polarized deuterons and Helium-3,as well as unpolarized ion beams from Carbon to Uranium,will be also available at the EicC.The main foci of the EicC will be precision measurements of the structure of the nucleon in the sea quark region,including 3D tomography of nucleon;the partonic structure of nuclei and the parton interaction with the nuclear environment;the exotic states,especially those with heavy flavor quark contents.In addition,issues fundamental to understanding the origin of mass could be addressed by measurements of heavy quarkonia near-threshold production at the EicC.In order to achieve the above-mentioned physics goals,a hermetical detector system will be constructed with cutting-edge technologies.This document is the result of collective contributions and valuable inputs from experts across the globe.The EicC physics program complements the ongoing scientific programs at the Jefferson Laboratory and the future EIC project in the United States.The success of this project will also advance both nuclear and particle physics as well as accelerator and detector technology in China.

中国极化电子离子对撞机计划

轻子散射实验是探索核子与原子核结构的理想工具。中国电子离子对撞机(Electron Ion Collider in China,EicC)建议书设想在已开建的强流重离子加速器装置(High Intensity heavy ion Accelerator Facility,HIAF)的基础上,升级质子束流为20 GeV的极化束流,并建造2.8~5 GeV极化电子束流,从而实现质心系能量为15~20 GeV的双极化电子-离子对撞。EicC设计的亮度为(2~4)×10^33cm^-2·s^-1,质子束流极化率达到70%,电子束流极化率达到80%。该装置除了能提供极化轻离子束流(例如:氦-3)外,也可产生非极化重离子束流(碳-12~铀-238)。EicC将聚焦核子海夸克部分子结构、原子核物质结构与性质、奇特强子态三个方面的物理研究。高亮度、高精度的对撞机有助于精确地测量核子结构函数并对核子进行三维成像,揭示强相互作用的动力学规律;原子核部分子分布包括核子短程关联以及原子核介质效应同样是该提案的重要科学目标;EicC能区接近重味夸克产生阈值,在研究重味强子谱方面拥有低背景的独特优势,有助于发现研究新的奇特强子态。质子质量起源问题也可以通过重味矢量介子的产生来研究。为了完成上述物理目标,我们将利用最先进的探测器技术建造接近全立体角覆盖的EicC对撞机谱仪。在准备EicC白皮书的过程中,我们得到世界各国专家的支持。EicC的物理与已有的实验和美国即将建设的EIC中的物理项目相互补充。EicC的建成及运行有望引领前沿的中高能核物理研究,使我国在加速器和探测器先进技术等领域实现跨越式发展,为我国核物理与强子物理以及相关科学领域提供大型综合实验平台与人才培养基地。