Moving from Heavy Ion Collisions to Deep Inelastic Scattering

Explore the transition from heavy ion collisions to deep inelastic scattering in this 52-minute lecture by Olga Evdokimov, presented at the International School and Workshop on Probing Hadron Structure at the Electron-Ion Collider. Delve into the physics of particle interactions, examining how the study of heavy ion collisions relates to the deep inelastic scattering processes that will be investigated at the upcoming Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) at Brookhaven National Lab. Gain insights into the fundamental questions about proton and neutron structure, quark and gluon distributions, and the origins of nucleon mass and spin that the EIC aims to address. Learn about the potential for discovering gluon saturation in heavy ion collisions and how the EIC's high luminosity and wide kinematic coverage will provide unprecedented access to new information about nucleon structure.