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Description
The Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) will enable next-generation experiments in high-energy electron scattering on light nuclei (A = 2,3,4,..), including polarized beams and detection of the nuclear breakup state, extending the fixed-target program at Jefferson Lab 6/12 GeV. Such experiments address fundamental science questions such as the spin structure of the neutron, the QCD origin of nuclear interactions, the distributions of quarks and gluons in nuclei, and quantum phenomena in coherent and diffractive processes. Their realization requires specific theoretical, experimental, and technical methods, which have been developed for other applications and need to be combined, implemented, and developed further.
The informal study group aims to train junior researchers in the specific theoretical and experimental methods for high-energy scattering on light nuclei, and build a community in light-ion physics with EIC. The target audience are graduate students, postdocs, and researchers in theoretical and experimental nuclear physics and related areas.
Activities
Topical lectures and discussions, online
Interactive learning with tutorials, notebooks
Student activities and networking
Communication
To receive information and participate in the activities, please join the group's Slack channel
For questions and comments, contact the organizers (E-mail below)
Organizers
Wim Cosyn (Florida International University) wcosyn@fiu.edu
Dien Nguyen (University of Tennessee Knoxville) dien@jlab.org
Christian Weiss (Jefferson Lab) weiss@jlab.org
Summer School
The study group continues/extends the training activities started at the Summer School "Light-ion physics in the EIC era: From nuclear structure to high-energy processes" at Florida International University, 19-27 June 2025. Lecture materials (slides, recordings) are available at the webpage.
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