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\@writefile{lof}{\contentsline {figure}{\numberline {1}{\ignorespaces Kinematic acceptance and exposure of the predicted gluon saturation regime in the ($x,Q^2$) plane for the EIC. The accessible regions fall to the right of the three diagonal straight lines, representing different choices for beam energies (per nucleon in the case of ion beams) and maximum mass of the ion beams. Curves showing the gluon saturation scale $Q_s^2$ for protons and for central collisions with Ca and Au nuclei are superposed on the kinematic acceptance. The shaded area indicates the kinematically accessible region of saturated gluon density that should be reached in the maximum-energy e+Au collisions considered. }}{4}}
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\@writefile{lof}{\contentsline {figure}{\numberline {2}{\ignorespaces The ratio of the structure function $F_2^{\rm  Au}$ in Au nuclei relative to the structure function $F_2^{\rm  D}$ in deuterium nuclei as a function of $Q^2$ for several bins in $x$. The filled circles and error bars correspond respectively to the estimated kinematic reach in $F_2$ and the statistical uncertainties for a luminosity of 4/A\tmspace  +\thinmuskip {.1667em}fb$^{-1}$ with the EIC. The curves labeled nDS, EKS and FGS correspond to different parameterizations of parton distributions at the initial scale for pQCD evolution, while the one labeled CGC corresponds to a Color Glass Condensate model prediction applicable at small $x$. }}{6}}
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\@writefile{lof}{\contentsline {figure}{\numberline {3}{\ignorespaces Projected EIC data for the proton structure function $g_1(x,Q^2)$ as a function of $x$ in four $Q^2$ bins, for 7\nobreakspace  {}GeV electrons colliding with 150\nobreakspace  {}GeV protons at an integrated luminosity of $5\tmspace  +\thinmuskip {.1667em}{\@mathrm {fb}}^{-1}$. The curves show theoretical predictions based on different sets of spin-dependent parton distribution functions that mostly differ in the gluon helicity distribution. }}{9}}
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\@writefile{lof}{\contentsline {figure}{\numberline {4}{\ignorespaces Left: projected results for total DVCS cross section measurements with an EIC, as a function of invariant $\gamma ^\ast p$ mass $W$, for two values of $Q^2$. Right: $t$ differential DVCS cross section for two representative values of $x$ and $Q^2$. The projections assume a high-energy setup (10\nobreakspace  {}GeV on 250\nobreakspace  {}GeV), with an integrated luminosity of $530\tmspace  +\thinmuskip {.1667em}{\@mathrm {pb}}^{-1}$ for the smaller $x$-value, and a low-energy setup (5\nobreakspace  {}GeV on 50\nobreakspace  {}GeV) with $180\tmspace  +\thinmuskip {.1667em}{\@mathrm {pb}}^{-1}$ for the larger $x$-value. The estimates of the event rates here assume 100\% detector acceptance. }}{10}}
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\@writefile{lof}{\contentsline {figure}{\numberline {5}{\ignorespaces Design layouts of the ERL-based eRHIC, and the CEBAF-based ELIC colliders. }}{12}}
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