https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202225913010
Fixed-target program upgrade and prospects at LHCb
1 Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
2 INFN Sezione di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
* e-mail: edoardo.franzoso@cern.ch
Published online: 1 February 2022
LHCb has the unique capability to operate in fixed-target mode to study collisions of the LHC beams on fixed targets. In Run3, the internal gas target is going to be upgraded to allow for a wider selection of target gas species and a significant increase of the rates of fixed-target collisions by up to two orders of magnitude. Along with significant data acquisition and tracking upgrades, the SMOG2 system greatly enhances the reach of LHCb’s heavy ion program.
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