EIC Canada Collaboration

The Electron Ion Collider (EIC) is a major new collider facility being developed on Long Island, New York, by the US Department of Energy. At the EIC, polarized electrons will collide with polarized protons, polarized light ions, and heavy nuclei at luminosities far beyond what is currently available. The facility will answer several fundamental questions central to completing an understanding of atoms and integral to the agenda of nuclear physics today.

The EIC project achieved key early milestones with the site selection of Brookhaven National Lab and the first critical decision (CD-0) establishing mission need. The project is planned to start operations following completion of construction and commissioning. The EIC Users Group is coordinating the international efforts to instrument the two interaction regions of the collider.

Canadian subatomic physicists have participated intensively in the planning of this new facility and have chartered a multi-institutional EIC Canada Collaboration to coordinate participation. We anticipate that the Canadian participation in the first new North American collider in this century will become similar in scope as, e.g., the Canadian participation in the Belle II experiment.

Long Range Planning Brief

As part of the Canadian Subatomic Physics Long Range Planning process coordinated by the Canadian Institute of Nuclear Physics (CINP), the EIC Canada Collaboration has prepared briefing documents that outline our plans for participation in the EIC project:

• CINP LRP 2025 EIC Canada Brief
• CINP LRP 2020 EIC Canada Brief

Interested in Research at the EIC?

We are currently accepting applications for both graduate students and undergraduate summer research students interested in research at the EIC.

Code of Conduct

Our collaboration is committed to maintaining an inclusive and equitable working environment for all members. Our commitments towards equity, diversity, and inclusions are listed in our Code of Conduct. The collaboration ombudspersons in the leadership team can be contacted with concerns.

Contact

For information on joining the EIC Canada collobration or contributing as an associate member, please contact Wouter Deconinck.