Accelerating Molecular H$_2^+$ Beam in AGS and RHIC
Abstract
After the recent success of acceleration molecular H$_2^+$ beam (from EBIS) in Booster to 1.0 GeV/u kinetic energy, we propose to carry out tests to accelerate H$_2^+$ beam in AGS (up to 12 GeV/u) and to RHIC (up to 100 GeV/u). In this Note, we address the main effects that might hamper H$_2^+$ beam acceleration, outline the impacts and benefits of high energy H$_2^+$ beam to BNL.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
Nuclear physics research studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Publication date
- 23 January 2026
- Document type
- Preprint