International Accelerator Facility for Beams of Ions and Antiprotons

A. Introduction and background ....................................................................... 3 A.I. Field of research .......................................................................................... 3 A.II. The facility itself ........................................................................................... 8 II.1. Scientific objectives and research prospects ............................................ 8 II.2. Transfer of the research results.............................................................. 15 A.III. The institutions participating in the project ................................................. 16 A.IV. Users of the Research Facility ................................................................... 17 A.V. Project management, location, costs and schedule................................... 20 V.1. Project management............................................................................... 20 V.2. Location .................................................................................................. 22 V.3. Costs ...................................................................................................... 23 V.4. Schedule................................................................................................. 25