Exploring the Standard Model with the High Luminosity, Polarized Electron-Ion Collider

The Standard Model is only a few decades old and has been successfully confirmed by experiment, particularly at the high energy frontier. This will continue with renewed vigor at the LHC. However, many important elements of the Standard Model remain poorly understood. In particular, the exploration...

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Main Author: Milner, Richard G.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
CERN LHC
DEEP INELASTIC SCATTERING
ELECTRON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
ELECTRONS
GLUONS
PARTICLE STRUCTURE
PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
PROTONS
QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
QUARKS
SPIN
STANDARD MODEL
STRONG INTERACTIONS
VIRTUAL PARTICLES
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Summary:The Standard Model is only a few decades old and has been successfully confirmed by experiment, particularly at the high energy frontier. This will continue with renewed vigor at the LHC. However, many important elements of the Standard Model remain poorly understood. In particular, the exploration of the strong interaction theory Quantum Chromodynamics is in its infancy. How does the spin-1/2 of the proton arise from the fundamental quark and gluon constituents? Can we understand the new QCD world of virtual quarks and gluons in the nucleon? Using precision measurements can we test the limits of the Standard Model and look for new physics? To address these and other important questions, physicists have developed a concept for a new type of accelerator, namely a high luminosity, polarized electron-ion collider. Here the scientific motivation is summarized and the accelerator concepts are outlined.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.3215655