Photoproduction prospects at the EIC

Authors

  • Heikki Mäntysaari Brookhaven National Laboratory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23727/CERN-Proceedings-2018-001.195

Keywords:

Electron-Ion Collider, Diffraction, Photoproduction, Electroproduction

Abstract

We discuss how photoproduction and electroproduction processes will provide a precise tool to study nuclear structure in the small-x region in the future Electron-Ion Collider. In particular, we emphasize how exclusive vector meson production at the EIC can be used to accurately map the gluonic density profile of nuclei, including its event-by-event fluctuations. In addition, we show how measurements of the total diffractive cross section will be sensitive to saturation effects. 

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Published

2018-12-20

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Section

Photon-hadron collisions at hadron colliders