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We perform a systematic study of nuclear structure parameters and their effects on (actual and potential) heavy-ion collision observables, using the Trento model of initial conditions. From a sensitivity analysis we determine which measurements and what precision are necessary for extracting particular properties such as quadrupole, octupole, and hexadecupole deformation parameters, as well as triaxiality parameters and details of short-range correlations. We determine the precision with which these parameters can be determined from existing RHIC data, and perform a Bayesian analysis to estimate the structure of $^{96}$Zr relative to $^{96}$Ru. We also estimate the statistics necessary to obtain a given precision, and show that -- due to recent advancements in methods -- it is feasible to perform a full Bayesian calibration (using full hybrid simulations) with a limited amount of computing power.
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