A muon-ion collider at BNL: The future QCD frontier and path to a new energy frontier of μ+μ− colliders

@article{Acosta2021AMC,
  title={A muon-ion collider at BNL: The future QCD frontier and path to a new energy frontier of $\mu$+$\mu$− colliders},
  author={Darin Acosta and Wei Li},
  journal={Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},
  year={2021}
}
  • D. AcostaWei Li
  • Published 5 July 2021
  • Physics
  • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
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