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Description
By extracting the beam with a bent crystal or by using an internal gas target, the multi-TeV proton and lead LHC beams allow one to perform the most energetic fixed-target experiments ever and to study pp, pd and pA collisions at sqrt(sNN)=115 GeV and Pbp and PbA collisions at sqrt(sNN)=72 GeV with high precision and modern detection techniques. A broad programme, covering the large-x frontier for particle and astroparticle physics, spin and heavy-ion physics will greatly complement collider experiments, in particular those of RHIC and the EIC project.
In this talk, we will first discuss the possible implementations of a high-luminosity fixed-target experiment at the LHC, by using the ALICE and LHCb detectors, and then present our latest feasibilities studies with an emphasis on heavy-flavor production.