LHCb- Heavy-ion perspectives and prospects for LHCb upgrades

Abstract

Owing to its spectrometer acceptance, which is complementary to the other LHC experiments, LHCb is collecting several fixed-target and ion collision samples, providing unique inputs to theoretical models in poorly explored kinematic regions. In this contribution, the impact of the ongoing and foreseen upgrades of the LHCb experiment on the ions and fixed-target physics programme are discussed, notably including the installation of tracking station inside the magnet and the replacement of some tracker detectors to avoid saturation in central lead-lead collisions