Eur. Phys. J. A (2017) 53: 114
https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2017-12295-4

Review

The legacy of the experimental hadron physics programme at COSY

Physics and Astronomy Department, UCL, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT, London, UK

^* e-mail: c.wilkin@ucl.ac.uk

Received: 27 January 2017
Accepted: 25 April 2017
Published online: 1 June 2017

Abstract

The experimental hadronic physics programme at the COoler SYnchrotron of the Forschungszentrum Jülich terminated at the end of 2014. After describing the accelerator and the associated facilities, a review is presented of the major achievements in the field realized over the twenty years of intense research activity.