Event ID: INT-25-93W

Note: This is an in-person workshop.

OVERVIEW

The Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) to be constructed at Brookhaven National Laboratory over the coming decade will be the most powerful tool thus far for exploring the inner structure of matter and the forces that hold matter together. It will provide images of protons and nuclei at their deepest level with unprecedented precision. The EIC construction and planning of the detector ePIC are now well underway.

The workshop is focused on addressing the most urgent needs of the EIC community. The goal is to facilitate the dialogue between the theoretical and experimental community and address both short and long-term questions necessary for the success of the design and running of the EIC and eventually achieving its scientific mission.

This workshop will be an ideal place to support the EIC community and provide guidance for future efforts on both the experimental and theoretical side. Some examples of pressing topics are diffractive processes at the EIC, the treatment of radiative corrections, the complementarity of two detectors, Monte Carlo generator tools, and we will also discuss broader community questions.

Our goal is to assemble a diverse group of experts, each with their unique backgrounds and perspectives. This diverse representation of experts will help shed light on various aspects of the topic, leading to a more comprehensive understanding. Additionally, we recognize that there are areas where conflicting ideas or viewpoints exist. In such cases, our aim is to facilitate a constructive dialogue that encourages participants to exchange their perspectives and potentially reach a consensus.

We aim to work toward a “wish list” of the experimentalists that will allow theorists to focus their efforts on the most urgent topics in the future.

WORKSHOP FORMAT

As the goal of the workshop is to discuss issues that need to be addressed in the short and near term during the development and construction phase of the EIC, the aim is to run the meeting in a format that allows for ample discussion time.  We aim for 6 to 8 talks per day, around 30-40 minutes with plenty of time for questions. These talks will be grouped along certain topics and will include talks from both experimental and theoretical viewpoints, and where possible different perspectives.  The aim is to have talks that focus on specific issues that need to be addressed.  In addition to the talks, we will have time for discussion sessions and opportunities to meet and collaborate in smaller groups for more specialized discussion.

Please note that our workshop will take place in the middle of the separate multi-week program 25-1, “Precision QCD with the Electron Ion Collider”, organized by Renee Fatemi, Huey-Wen Lin, and Werner Vogelsang, which takes place May 12 – June 20, 2025. See link on https://www.int.washington.edu/programs-and-workshops/25-1 for further information.

A workshop registration fee may apply.