Proton-nucleus collisions at the LHC: Scientific opportunities and requirements

C. A. Salgado; J. Alvarez-Muñiz; F. Arleo; N. Armesto; M. Botje; M. Cacciari; J. Campbell; C. Carli; B. Cole; D. D'Enterria; F. Gelis; V. Guzey; K. Hencken; P. Jacobs; J. M. Jowett; S. R. Klein; F. Maltoni; A. Morsch; K. Piotrzkowski; J. W. Qiu; T. Satogata; F. Sikler; M. Strikman; H. Takai; R. Vogt; J. P. Wessels; S. N. White; U. A. Wiedemann; B. Wyslouch; M. Zhalov

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Proton-nucleus collisions at the LHC: Scientific opportunities and requirements

C. A. Salgado, J. Alvarez-Muñiz, F. Arleo, N. Armesto, M. Botje, M. Cacciari, J. Campbell, C. Carli, B. Cole, D. D'Enterria, F. Gelis, V. Guzey, K. Hencken, P. Jacobs, J. M. Jowett, S. R. Klein, F. Maltoni, A. Morsch, K. Piotrzkowski, J. W. QiuT. Satogata, F. Sikler, M. Strikman, H. Takai, R. Vogt, J. P. Wessels, S. N. White, U. A. Wiedemann, B. Wyslouch, M. Zhalov

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Protonnucleus (p+A) collisions have long been recognized as a crucial component of the physics program with nuclear beams at high energies, in particular for their reference role to interpret and understand nucleusnucleus 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 protonnucleus run a decisive ingredient for a successful heavy-ion program 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.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	015010
Journal	Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Volume	39
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0954-3899/39/1/015010
State	Published - Jan 2012

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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Salgado, C. A., Alvarez-Muñiz, J., Arleo, F., Armesto, N., Botje, M., Cacciari, M., Campbell, J., Carli, C., Cole, B., D'Enterria, D., Gelis, F., Guzey, V., Hencken, K., Jacobs, P., Jowett, J. M., Klein, S. R., Maltoni, F., Morsch, A., Piotrzkowski, K., ... Zhalov, M. (2012). Proton-nucleus collisions at the LHC: Scientific opportunities and requirements. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 39(1), Article 015010. https://doi.org/10.1088/0954-3899/39/1/015010

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