Future facilities: the CERN SPS

2025/05/15 by Roberta Arnaldi, Arnaldi, Roberta · 1 citation
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex) #Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers #Particle Detector Development and Performance #Superconducting Materials and Applications

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2505.10286

openalex publication_date 2025/05/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/15 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

The Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) at CERN has played a pioneering role in the study of heavy-ion collisions since 1986 and nowadays remains central to the exploration of the Quark Gluon Plasma. This document summarizes the present status and future prospects of the SPS physics program with particular focus on hard and electromagnetic probes, highlighting the results and goals of NA61/SHINE and the proposed NA60+ experiment.

Citations

• Letter of Intent: the NA60+ experiment
• Measurements of Dielectron Production in Au+Au Collisions at √s_NN= 27, 39, and 62.4 GeV from the STAR Experiment

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