Review of the BM@N Physics and Upgrade Program

In the near future, the Nuclotron at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna will deliver heavy-ion beams with kinetic energies up to 3.8 A GeV. In Au + Au collisions at these beam energies, a dense nuclear fireball will be created, which allows to investigate the high-density equation-of-state (EOS) of nuclear matter in the laboratory, which will shed light on the properties of compact stellar objects. Moreover, signatures for the onset of deconfinement might be observable at the densities reached in those collisions. The Baryonic Matter at the Nuclotron (BM@N) experiment is being upgraded for the measurement of Au + Au collisions at the highest energies and beam intensities available at the Nuclotron. The research and upgrade program together with physics performance studies of the BM@N experiment are presented.

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In the near future, the Nuclotron at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna will deliver heavy-ion beams with kinetic energies up to 3.8 A GeV for the study of dense nuclear fireballs in Au + Au collisions and investigation of high-density equation-of-state (EOS) of nuclear matter. The Baryonic Matter at the Nuclotron (BM@N) experiment is being upgraded to measure Au + Au collisions at the highest energies and beam intensities available at the Nuclotron, along with the research and upgrade program and physics performance studies.