EicC束流冷却方案设计与模拟

对核子内部结构的研究是当前理论和实验研究的重要前沿,高能散射实验是探索核子结构的理想工具。中国科学院近代物理研究所计划在已开建的强流重离子加速器项目(HIAF)的基础上,升级建造中国极化电子离子对撞机(EicC)。EicC将提供质心系能量为15～20 GeV的电子和质子双极化束流,对撞亮度设计指标为2×10³³ cm^-2s^-1,离子束的有效冷却是EicC实现亮度目标的关键。针对离子束流初始发射度大、能量高、流强强的特点,EicC采用两级束流冷却方案,首先在增强器(BRing)中利用常规直流电子冷却器降低离子束流发射度,其次在对撞环(pRing)中采用基于能量回收型直线加速器(ERL)的高能束团冷却系统,抑制对撞过程中的离子束发射度增长。以质子束为例,模拟研究了EicC束流冷却装置中电子束的尺寸、温度、冷却段的磁场和束流光学参数对冷却速率和冷却过程的影响,最终得到了满足亮度要求的束流冷却参数。     

EicC对撞光学设计

EicC是中国科学院近代物理研究所计划建造的中国电子-离子对撞机装置,该对撞机质心能位于20 GeV附近,是研究海夸克的最佳能量窗口,同时还可研究胶子和价夸克。EicC对撞粒子为高极化率质子和电子束团,质子环pRing采用八字环设计方案,可以更好地保持极化质子束团极化率,电子环eRing采用跑道形环设计方案,可以更好地利用隧道空间。该装置电子束流能量中心值为3.5 GeV,电子束RMS发射度为水平方向60 nm·rad,垂直方向60 nm·rad,对撞点b函数为水平方向0.4 m,垂直方向0.12 m;质子束流能量中心值20 GeV,质子束RMS发射度为水平方向300 nm·rad,垂直方向180 nm·rad,对撞点b函数为水平方向0.08 m,垂直方向0.04 m,设计亮度2×1033 cm–2s–1。EicC采用双对撞区非对称光学设计,通过对EicC不同色品补偿方案的研究,最终确定了弧区加短直线节共同补偿的色品补偿方案;通过研究对撞点处b函数以及对撞点间相移对动力学孔径的影响,最终得到pRing动力学孔径大于8 s(s为束团RMS尺寸)、eRing动力学孔径大于20 s,满足大于束团尺寸6 s的要求。     

中国极化电子—离子对撞机

电磁相互作用把质子与电子束缚起来,形成氢原子。人类对于电磁相互作用的深刻认识发展出智能手机和信息技术,给日常生活带来了极大的便利。相比之下,夸克和胶子如何被强相互作用束缚从而形成质子与中子,人类还缺乏充分的认识。因此,全球的中高能核物理学家提出了建设未来高精度极化电子—离子对撞机以对其进行更深入的研究。文章主要介绍中国极化电子—离子对撞机实验上的物理问题,以及量子色动力学格点计算在这些物理研究中的重要作用。     

电子-离子对撞机上开展核子及其激发态研究的建议

核子及其激发态性质研究一直是中高能核物理的一个重要研究领域。然而,到目前为止,对核子及其激发态内部结构的了解还处在初级阶段。首先介绍了核子及其激发态研究现状,指出了三夸克模型在描述核子特别是核子激发态内部结构方面存在很大的缺陷。为解决传统三夸克模型的不足,有一种新的观点认为虽然独立的五夸克态不存在,但是核子及其共振态中存在可观的五夸克激发。这种五夸克图像提供了一个描述核子内部结构的新见解,给出了与经典三夸克图像相当不同的核子激发态谱预言,还有待实验检验。目前国内外正在论证的电子–离子对撞机(EIC)将是研究核子结构下一代最重要的加速器装置,被视为"超级电子显微镜"。由于EIC有较高的能量和亮度,特别是低本底等优势,可以开展核子及其激发态性质的研究以及新强子态研究。     

高能正负电子对撞实验的若干新进展

本文介绍在西德高能正负电子对撞机佩特拉(PETRA)上马克-杰(MARK J)实验组近一年来(1978年10月到1979年8月)取得的实验成果. 佩特拉是西德汉堡德意志电子同步加速器中心(DESY)的一台高能正负电子对撞机.在佩特拉对撞机中,正负电子能量的设计指标是19 GeV,即对撞时质心总能量为38 GeV.这台对撞机从1978年10月开始运转,到1979年8月底,先后运行的质心总能量分别是13GeV,17GeV,22 GeV,27 GeV,30 GeV和 31.6GeV,以后还将继续提高到38 GeV,它是目前世界上能量最高的正负电子对撞机.佩特拉对撞机的大图及交叉点见图1. 马克-杰实验组是…     

重离子碰撞中QCD物质整体极化的实验测量

高能重离子碰撞中Λ超子和φ, K^*0矢量介子的整体极化的实验数据证实了夸克物质整体极化的新现象,引起了研究人员的广泛关注,成为高能核物理前沿新的热点研究方向.本文主要从实验测量上回顾整体极化研究,着重阐述相对论重离子对撞机(RHIC)上的螺旋径迹探测器(STAR)合作组在不同对撞能量点开展的Λ超子和φ, K^*0介子的整体极化测量结果,并拓展到含有多个奇异夸克粒子Ξ,Ω的整体极化测量和Λ沿着束流方向的局域极化研究.本文也将简单点评大型强子对撞机(LHC)能区和HADES实验低能区的测量结果,并对这些实验结果给出的物理信息进行简单描述.     

电子照相技术成像模拟研究

针对高能电子照相的关键物理过程开展蒙特卡罗照相模拟研究,采用Geant4围绕2.5 GeV电子在四极透镜组内的输运、电子与物质相互作用衰减等照相基本过程展开研究。通过设计不同材料、不同厚度的含缺陷平板作为模拟照相客体,开展放大型电子照相系统缺陷分辨能力模拟。此外,采用不同材料、不同厚度的台阶样品,模拟获得了电子束流穿过相应面密度材料后的线扩展函数,进一步评估电子照相对实心客体的探测分辨能力。     

我们从相对论重离子对撞机上了解到了什么

 金原子核组成的高能束流的对撞在微观上再现了宇宙大爆炸时的高热、高密度物质状态。3年来,布鲁克海文实验室一直用相对论重离子对撞机(RelativisticHeavyIonCollider,RHIC)在极端相对论能区做高达每核子100GeV的重核对撞实验。这种非同寻常的新加速器在探寻物质新的高能状态,继续探究几个世纪以来的老问题,试图从根本上了解自然和物质的起源。RHIC实验的早期结果揭示了高温和高密度状态下核物质的奥秘;在高温和高密度状态下,核子和介子已不复存在,核物质只以夸克和胶子的形态存在。     

北京正负电子对撞机中的束流光电子不稳定性研究

高能储存环中的正电子束流辐射出光子,打在束流管道壁上产生光电子并形成电子云;多束团正电子束流与电子云相互作用,有可能发生的不稳定性,称为束流光电子不稳定性.这种不稳定性有可能在下一代高能正负电子对撞机的束流中发生,因此对这种束流不稳定性的研究,也有很重要的实际意义.文章讨论了在北京正负电子对撞机(BEPC)上开展的束流光电子不稳定性实验和模拟分析研究.     

JLab 及其物理研究

 高能轻子与核子的相互作用是研究强子物理的主要手段。美国JLab(Thomas Jefferson NationalAccelerator Facility)实验室以其CEBAF(ContinueElectron Beam Accelerator Facility)加速器提供的优良性能的电子束(高的能量分辨率、小的束斑、大的流强和高达85%的极化度)和三个实验厅中建有的高精度谱仪成为世界上研究强子物理的重要基地。     

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.     

Status of NICA complex at JINR

New scientific program is proposed at Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) in Dubna aimed a study of hot and dense baryonic matter in the wide energy region from 2 GeV/amu to √s _NN = 11 GeV, and investigation of nucleon spin structure with polarized protons and deuterons maximum energy in the c.m. 27 GeV (for protons). To realize this program the development of JINR accelerator facility in high energy physics has started. This facility is based on the existing superconducting synchrotron—Nuclotron. The program foresees both experiments at the beams extracted from the Nuclotron, and construction of ion collider—the Nuclotron-based Ion Collider fAcility (NICA).     

Hadron and nuclear physics with inverse compton gamma-rays at SPring-8

A new facility for GeV γ-ray beams in an energy range of 1.5–2.4 GeV has been constructed for developing hadron physics at SPring-8. GeV γ-rays are produced via the inverse Compton scattering process, and are used to study the sub-nucleonic structure of nucleon via the productions of φ and K⁺ mesons. The recent experimental results to observe φ and K⁺ mesons are discussed to look for the physics in relation to strangeness quarks in baryon resonances. A new beam line for MeV γ-rays at SPring-8 to give new possibilities for the studies of the weak-strong coupling effects in nuclear mediums through the observation of parity violation is also discussed.     

Spin physics with COMPASS

COMPASS is a fixed target experiment at CERN studying nucleon spin structure in polarised deep inelastic muon nucleon scattering and hadron spectroscopy using hadron beams. The main goal of the COMPASS spin physics program is the measurement of the helicity contribution of the gluons to the nucleon spin, ΔG. This quantity is accessible via the photon-gluon-fusion process which can be selected by open charm production or production of hadron pairs with large transverse momenta. The spin physics program of COMPASS includes also measurements with a transversely polarised target. These allow to measure the transverse structure function.COMPASS has up to now successfully finished three runs with a muon beam of 160 GeV and a longitudinally polarized⁶LiD target in the years 2002, 2003 and 2004. An overview of the physics addressed by the muon program, with an emphasis on the ΔG/G measurement will be presented. The status of the analysis of the highpt hadron pairs, open charm, longitudinal and transverse asymmetries will be reviewed.     

Single π~0 electro-production in the resonance region with CLAS

We report the analysis status of single π~0 electroproduction in the resonance region to study the electromagnetic excitation of the nucleon resonances. The study is aimed at understanding of the internal structure and dynamics of the nucleon. The experiment was performed using an unpolarized cryogenic hydrogen target and 2.0 and 5.8 GeV polarized electron beam during the e1e and e1-6 run periods with CLAS at Jefferson Lab. The new measurements will produce a data base with high statistics and large kinematic coverage for the hadronic invariant mass (W) up to 2.0 GeV in the momentum transfer (Q~2) range of 0.3-6.0 GeV~2. Preliminary results will be presented and compared with the various model calculations.     

D and J/ψ production from deconfined matter in relativistic heavy ion collisions

We study the production of the D and J/ψ mesons from deconfined quark matter at CERN SPS energy. Using the MICOR microscopical coalescence model we determine the transverse momentum spectra of these charm mesons. We predict the slopes of their transverse momentum spectra in Pb+Pb collision at 158 GeV/nucleon beam energy.     

Main linac lattice design and optimization for E_(cm)=1 TeV CLIC

The Compact Linear Collider(CLIC) is a future e+e- linear collider. The CLIC study concentrated on a design of center-of-mass energy of 3 TeV and demonstrated the feasibility of the technology. However, the physics also demands lower energy collision. To satisfy this, CLIC can be built in stages. The actual stages will depend on LHC results. Some specific scenarios of staged constructions have been shown in CLIC Concept Design Report(CDR). In this paper, we concentrate on the main linac lattice design for Ecm=1 TeV CLIC aiming to upgrade from Ecm=500 GeV CLIC and then to Ecm=3 TeV one. This main linac accelerates the electron or positron beam from9 GeV to 500 GeV. A primary lattice design based on the 3 TeV CLIC main linac design and its optimization based on the beam dynamics study will be presented. As we use the same design principles as 3TeV CLIC main linac, this optimization is basically identical to the 3 TeV one. All the simulations results are obtained using the tracking code PLACET.     

Lead beam experiments at the CERN SPS

The acceleration in 1986 of¹⁶O beams to 200 GeV/nucleon at the CERN SPS created a new frontier of particle and nuclear physics, namely the study of high energy density systems with hundreds of quarks and gluons created in the central collisions of nuclei with heavy targets. In order to produce the largest piece of “quark matter”, beams as heavy as²⁰⁸Pb are needed. The Lead-Injector Project that would provide them is presented. Possible experimental approaches to extract the physics from collisions with thousands of produced particles are discussed.