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SUMMARY:SMOG(2) at LHCb: a space experiment and a bowling alley
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Chiara Lucarelli (CERN)\n\nAmong the experiments ope
 rating at the LHC at CERN\, the LHCb experiment has the unique capability 
 to inject gas into the accelerator beam-pipe and operate as the highest-en
 ergy fixed-target experiment to date. Initially developed for precise lumi
 nosity measurements\, since 2015 it has allowed the development of a wide 
 physics programme\, covering a previously unexplored phase-space region an
 d energy range and providing unique inputs to several research fields\, su
 ch as the nucleon structure\, heavy-ion physics and astrophysics. Building
  on the experience of Run 2 with noble gases\, the upgraded SMOG2 system
 —featuring a storage cell and an improved gas injection system—now ena
 bles higher luminosities and a wider range of target species\, as well as 
 routinely simultaneous acquisition of beam–gas and beam–beam collision
 s\, effectively transforming LHCb into a bridge between collider and fixed
 -target physics. In this talk\, the technical aspects and physics prospect
 s of the LHCb fixed-target programme will be discussed\, with a particular
  focus on recent and planned measurements of interest for cosmic ray physi
 cs and on the newly opened opportunity for nuclear imaging at LHCb.\n\nhtt
 ps://indico.cern.ch/event/1646845/\n\nZoom: https://cern.zoom.us/j/6345630
 4525?pwd=djJQKzZBL29PV0FLak1PU084Ym10dz09
LOCATION:BSP 626 (EPFL)
URL:https://indico.cern.ch/event/1646845/
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