EIC Detector R&D
Lead Research Organisation:
University of York
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
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Publications
Zhang J
(2023)
Search for e ? t charged lepton flavor violation at the EIC with the ECCE detector
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Bylinkin A
(2023)
Detector requirements and simulation results for the EIC exclusive, diffractive and tagging physics program using the ECCE detector concept
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Bock F
(2023)
Design and simulated performance of calorimetry systems for the ECCE detector at the electron ion collider
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Seidl R
(2023)
ECCE unpolarized TMD measurements
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Van Hulse C
(2023)
Evaluation of longitudinal double-spin asymmetry measurements in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering from the proton for the ECCE detector design
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Li X
(2023)
Exclusive J/ ? detection and physics with ECCE
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Tickner B
(2024)
Metal-Mediated Catalytic Polarization Transfer from para Hydrogen to 3,5-Dihalogenated Pyridines
in ACS Catalysis
Gater C
(2025)
High H 2 Solubility of Perfluorocarbon Solvents and Their Use in Reversible Polarization Transfer from para -Hydrogen
in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
| Title | Large volume hyperpolarised media |
| Description | We have developed new techniques where large quantities (around cm^3) of liquid media can be hyperpolarised at room temperature. |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | The new technology has the potential to solve the current failure of conventional technologies to provide polarised nuclear targets for particle beam facilities at the frontiers of intensity. |
| Title | Polarised detector |
| Description | The project helped instigate a new interdisciplinary initiative (with Chemists) to achieve the world's first nuclear spin polarised detector - with potential for next generation neutrino physics. This won seed infrastructure funding and is in Proof of principle stage. The new concept would operate at room temperature, be cost effective and salable. The work uses benchtop MRI systems (Resonint Ltd, New Zealand), for which we have developed bespoke scan protocols for the project. |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | We have established the suitability of the chemical hyperpolarisation method in high field regimes - which is now published. We have carried out studies to show how the technology can be scaled from the sub mm^3 to the cm^3 level |
| Title | CCDC 2285038: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination |
| Description | Related Article: Ben. J. Tickner, Marcus Dennington, Benjamin G. Collins, Callum A. Gater, Theo F. N. Tanner, Adrian C. Whitwood, Peter J. Rayner, Daniel P. Watts, Simon B. Duckett|2024|ACS Catalysis|14|994|doi:10.1021/acscatal.3c05378 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc2gprxv&sid=DataCite |
| Title | CCDC 2285039: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination |
| Description | Related Article: Ben. J. Tickner, Marcus Dennington, Benjamin G. Collins, Callum A. Gater, Theo F. N. Tanner, Adrian C. Whitwood, Peter J. Rayner, Daniel P. Watts, Simon B. Duckett|2024|ACS Catalysis|14|994|doi:10.1021/acscatal.3c05378 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc2gpryw&sid=DataCite |
| Title | CCDC 2285040: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination |
| Description | Related Article: Ben. J. Tickner, Marcus Dennington, Benjamin G. Collins, Callum A. Gater, Theo F. N. Tanner, Adrian C. Whitwood, Peter J. Rayner, Daniel P. Watts, Simon B. Duckett|2024|ACS Catalysis|14|994|doi:10.1021/acscatal.3c05378 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc2gprzx&sid=DataCite |
| Description | Centre for chemical hyperpolarisation |
| Organisation | University of York |
| Department | Department of Chemistry |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Interdisciplinary expertise in nuclear physics and target preparation |
| Collaborator Contribution | Infrastructure for chemical hyperpolarisation of substrates |
| Impact | Multi disciplinary. Physicists with chemistry and MR researchers. Prototype hyperpolarised cell developed for use in nuclear and particle physics |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Luminosity Group |
| Organisation | AGH University of Science and Technology |
| Country | Poland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Working group Leader of the Luminosity detector subsystem. Contributions include the development of full simulations of a novel calorimeter, and the establishment the requirements needed for a successful science programme. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners helped withthe implementation of our simulation to the EPIC (EIC) framework, and have also contributed in establishing beamline components and our detector integration. Collaborators also worked on the proposed tracker systems that enable the acceptance determination of our calorimeters as well as aid in the calibration process. |
| Impact | Prototype detector module based on scintillating fibre imbedded in Tungsten Full simulation of the far backward setup with beam line components, magnets, calorimeters and trackers implemented in the GEANT4 framework. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Luminosity Group |
| Organisation | Tel Aviv University |
| Country | Israel |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Working group Leader of the Luminosity detector subsystem. Contributions include the development of full simulations of a novel calorimeter, and the establishment the requirements needed for a successful science programme. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners helped withthe implementation of our simulation to the EPIC (EIC) framework, and have also contributed in establishing beamline components and our detector integration. Collaborators also worked on the proposed tracker systems that enable the acceptance determination of our calorimeters as well as aid in the calibration process. |
| Impact | Prototype detector module based on scintillating fibre imbedded in Tungsten Full simulation of the far backward setup with beam line components, magnets, calorimeters and trackers implemented in the GEANT4 framework. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Luminosity Group |
| Organisation | University of Houston |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Working group Leader of the Luminosity detector subsystem. Contributions include the development of full simulations of a novel calorimeter, and the establishment the requirements needed for a successful science programme. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners helped withthe implementation of our simulation to the EPIC (EIC) framework, and have also contributed in establishing beamline components and our detector integration. Collaborators also worked on the proposed tracker systems that enable the acceptance determination of our calorimeters as well as aid in the calibration process. |
| Impact | Prototype detector module based on scintillating fibre imbedded in Tungsten Full simulation of the far backward setup with beam line components, magnets, calorimeters and trackers implemented in the GEANT4 framework. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Room temperature polarised target collaboration |
| Organisation | Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz |
| Department | Mainz Microtron MAMI |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We manufactured the hyperpolarised cell to be placed in the beamline for the first test of such a cell in a particle beam. Provided resource to operate the test (7 days, 24 hour running). Analyse the data and will lead the publication. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The MAMI facility gave 1 week of beamtime (gamma beam in A2 hall) in-kind to test the materials for the new hyperpolarisation technology. Costs 10keuro per day. They also contributed MAMI technical support to facilitate the beamtime and bespoke infrastructure (e.g. construction of holding frames). The Chemistry instiute at Mainz gave free access to parahydrogen supplies and consumables. Along with ~3 person-days of technical support. |
| Impact | Paper in preparation about the resilience of the chemical hyperpolarisation process to radiation deposits. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | EIC UK Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Researchers from across the UK involved with the upcoming Electron Ion Collider (EIC) facility at Brookhaven National Lab gathered in York on March 1st to share ideas and discuss UK strategy and direction for research at this high-priority next generation facility. An exciting range of talks spanned UK contributions to ongoing studies for physics analysis, relevant theoretical developments, accelerator science and detector development, and was the first such in-person meeting since the COVID pandemic, building on a previous in-person meeting in 2016 and a virtual one in 2020. In addition to the in-person contingent, online participants were able to join and contribute to the discussions. UK-based early career researchers were well-represented, and had an opportunity to gain a bigger picture view of the EIC project and the related work in the UK. We look forward to the next UK EIC meeting in the near future and hope to build on the success of this event by deepening the connections within the UK EIC community and showcasing the potential of the EIC to new collaborators. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://indico.jlab.org/event/760/ |
| Description | Talk at Fulford school, UK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Talk at local school on research topics - including the hyperpolarisation aspects funded here. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |