Speaker
Description
The EIC, a new collider that will be constructed at Brookhaven National Laboratory in partnership with Jefferson Lab, comprises an ion storage ring based on RHIC and an all new electron storage ring. Polarized ions are provided by an upgraded RHIC injector chain while electrons are provided by a new polarized source, linac and rapid cycling synchrotron. Luminosity will be maintained by frequent bunch swap out of electrons and high energy electron cooling of the ions. A number of challenging RF systems will be needed including high-current storage ring bunching and crabbing cavities, a high current ERL for the cooler and acceleration and bunch splitting systems for the hadron beam formation. Many challenges are shared with FCC-ee and synergies and areas for fruitful collaboration are highlighted.
