share: Scientists Describe Detector Goals for Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) International community of EIC scientists publishes "yellow report" laying out physics case, detector requirements, and evolving detector concepts for future nuclear physics facility March 16, 2021 The EIC Yellow Report is published in three volumes: an executive summary, a detailed description of the physics, and a discussion of detector concepts. Cover art by Yulia Furletova and Shannon West for the EIC User Group. UPTON, NY—What do you need to study the fine details of the building blocks of matter? A new kind of particle accelerator called an Electron-Ion Collider (EIC)—planned to be built in the United States over the next decade—and a state-of-the-art detector to capture the action when electrons and ions collide. As part of the plan to build the EIC, an international team of more than 400 scientists representing 151 research institutions around the world prepared a detailed report of the detector components they believe are needed to meet the scientific goals of this new facility.