ϒ photoproduction on the proton at the Electron-Ion Collider
We present a dispersive analysis with the aim to extract the $\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Upsilon}}\text{\ensuremath{-}}p$ scattering length from $\ensuremath{\gamma}p\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Upsilon}}p$ experiments. In this framework, the imaginary part of the $\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Upsilon}}\text{\ensuremath{-}}p$ forward scattering amplitude is obtained from $\ensuremath{\gamma}p\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Upsilon}}p$ cross section measurements and is constrained at high energies from existing HERA and LHC data. Its real part is calculated through a once-subtracted dispersion relation, and the subtraction constant is proportional to the $\mathrm{\ensuremath{\…
Electron Ion Collider: The Next QCD Frontier - Understanding the glue that binds us all
This White Paper presents the science case of an Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), focused on the structure and interactions of gluon-dominated matter, with the intent to articulate it to the broader nuclear science community. It was commissioned by the managements of Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab) with the objective of presenting a summary of scientific opportunities and goals of the EIC as a follow-up to the 2007 NSAC Long Range plan. This document is a culmination of a community-wide effort in nuclear science following a series of workshops on EIC physics and, in particular, the focused ten-week program on "Gluons and quark sea a…