PROJECT OF THE NUCLOTRON-BASED ION COLLIDER FACILITY (NICA) AT JINR

G. Trubnikov, N. Agapov, V. Alexandrov, A. Butenko, E.D. Donets, E.E. Donets, A. Eliseev, V. Kekelidze, H. Khodzhibagiyan, V. Kobets, A. Kovalenko, O. Kozlov, A. Kuznetsov, I. Meshkov, V. Mikhaylov, V. Monchinsky, V. Shevtsov, A. Sidorinª, A. Sissakian, A. Smirnov, A. Sorin, V. Toneev, V. Volkov, V. Zhabitsky, O. Brovko, I. Issinsky, A. Fateev, A. Philippov

Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia

Abstract

The Nuclotron-based Ion Collider fAcility (NICA) is a new accelerator complex being constructed at JINR aimed to provide collider experiments with heavy ions up to uranium at maximum energy (center of mass) equal to √s ~11 GeV/u. It includes new 6.2 MeV/u linac, 440 MeV/u booster, upgraded SC synchrotron Nuclotron and collider consisting of two SC rings, which provide average luminosity of 10²⁷cm^-2∙s^-1. The new facility will allow also an effective acceleration of light ions to the Nuclotron maximum energy and an increase of intensity of polarized deuteron beams up to the level above 10¹⁰ particles/cycle. Accelerator complex NICA is being built on the experience and technological developments at the Nuclotron facility and incorporates new technological concepts. The scheme of the facility, its operation scenario and beam dynamics are presented in the report.

ª – corresponding author

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