• A.O. Sidorin, O.S. Kozlov, I.N. Meshkov, V.A. Mikhaylov, G.V. Trubnikov
  JINR, Dubna, Moscow Region
• V.A. Lebedev, S. Nagaitsev
  Fermilab, Batavia
• Y. Senichev
  FZJ, Jülich

Main element of the NICA facility is the collider equipped with stochastic and electron cooling systems to provide experiment with heavy ions like Au, Pb or U at energy from 1 to 4.5 GeV/u with average luminosity of the level of 10²⁷ cm^-2 s^-1. The possible lattices providing the required parameters are discussed.

• A.O. Sidorin, N.N. Agapov, V. Batin, A.V. Butenko, D.E. Donets, A.V. Eliseev, A. Govorov, V. Karpinsky, V.D. Kekelidze, H.G. Khodzhibagiyan, A. Kirichenko, O.S. Kozlov, I.N. Meshkov, V.A. Mikhaylov, V. Monchinsky, S. Romanov, V. Shevtsov, A.N. Sissakian, I. Slepnev, V. Slepnev, G.V. Trubnikov, B. Vasilishin, V. Volkov
  JINR, Dubna, Moscow Region
• V. Alexandrov
  BINP SB RAS, Protvino, Moscow Region
• O.I. Brovko, A.D. Kovalenko
  JINR/LHE, Moscow

The 'Nuclotron-M' project started in 2007 is considered as the key point of the first stage of the NICA/MPD project. General goal of the 'Nuclotron-M' project is to prepare all the systems of the Nuclotron for its long and reliable operation as a part of the NICA collider injection chain. Additionally the project realization will increase the Nuclotron ability for realization of its current experimental program. Results of the last runs of the Nuclotron operation are presented.