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The 2027-2034 Vision for Nuclear Physics in Canada, with an outlook to 2041

Corina Andreoiu, Svetlana Barkanova, Gregory Christian, Alexandros Gezerlis, Garth Huber, Jeffery W. Martin, Ruben Sandapen

Abstract

The Canadian subatomic physics community establishes its scientific, and thus funding, priorities through periodic Long-Range Plans (LRP). The community is now putting together a new LRP, which will be in effect from 2027 through 2034, with its scope extending through 2041. As part of this process, the Canadian Institute of Nuclear Physics (CINP) has put together a strategic report, following an extensive consultation process. The report describes the broad and ambitious research program undertaken by the Canadian nuclear physics research community, both onshore and abroad, touching on key questions regarding the origin, evolution, and structure of visible matter in the universe. This document provides a grid of different Canadian nuclear physics projects undertaken now and in the future, and their associated timelines. It concludes with specific recommendations for maximizing Canadian scientific output in nuclear physics.

The 2027-2034 Vision for Nuclear Physics in Canada, with an outlook to 2041

Abstract

The Canadian subatomic physics community establishes its scientific, and thus funding, priorities through periodic Long-Range Plans (LRP). The community is now putting together a new LRP, which will be in effect from 2027 through 2034, with its scope extending through 2041. As part of this process, the Canadian Institute of Nuclear Physics (CINP) has put together a strategic report, following an extensive consultation process. The report describes the broad and ambitious research program undertaken by the Canadian nuclear physics research community, both onshore and abroad, touching on key questions regarding the origin, evolution, and structure of visible matter in the universe. This document provides a grid of different Canadian nuclear physics projects undertaken now and in the future, and their associated timelines. It concludes with specific recommendations for maximizing Canadian scientific output in nuclear physics.
Paper Structure (151 sections, 40 figures, 2 tables)

This paper contains 151 sections, 40 figures, 2 tables.

Table of Contents

  1. Executive summary of recommendations
  2. The big questions of nuclear physics
  3. How do quarks and gluons give rise to the properties of strongly interacting matter?
  4. Canadian contributions and achievements
  5. How do the structures of atomic nuclei emerge from nuclear forces?
  6. Canadian contributions and achievements
  7. How do nuclear processes drive stellar evolution and element formation?
  8. Canadian contributions and achievements
  9. What lies beyond the Standard Model?
  10. Canadian contributions and achievements
  11. The Human Element: training HQP for Canada's emerging quantum economy
  12. Nuclear physics for AI and Quantum Technologies
  13. Transferable skills
  14. HQP: trends and excellence
  15. Equity, Diversity, Inclusion
  16. ...and 136 more sections

Figures (40)

  • Figure 1: The HQP ecosystem: Knowledge and skills flow not only from faculty and technicians to students, but also from research assistants (RAs) and graduate students to undergraduate and co-op students, within a diverse, resourceful environment in Canada and at offshore facilities.
  • Figure 2: HQP trends for the past 5 years.
  • Figure 3: The Solenoidal Large Intensity Device (SoLID), planned for JLab Hall A. The polarized $^3$He target is at far left, and the Heavy Gas Cherenkov detector is second from right (violet).
  • Figure 4: Schematic drawing of the 9 m-long ePIC detector. The central red calorimeter detector is the Barrel Imaging Calorimeter (BIC).
  • Figure 5: A sketch of the Barrel Imaging Calorimeter geometry. It is comprised of an outer "bulk" PbSciFi section, with five 2-cm-thick "imaging layers" of PbSciFi interleaved with six AstroPix tracking layers, shown in the zoomed circles, respectively. The BIC will be 435 cm long, with inner and outer radii of 82 cm and 122 cm, respectively, and will weigh $\sim$40 metric tons. The bulk PbSciFi section is modelled after the GlueX BCAL, built by U. Regina. Two-sided silicon photomultiplier readout will be implemented for spatial resolution along the z-coordinate (or pseudorapidity $\eta$).
  • ...and 35 more figures