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Description
The High Intensity heavy-ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF) is a next-generation accelerator complex designed to provide high-intensity heavy-ion beams for nuclear physics, atomic physics, high-energy-density matter, and related interdisciplinary research. Achieving the design beam intensity requires addressing a series of beam-dynamics and technical challenges, including high-current ion injection and accumulation, space-charge effects, fast ramping in synchrotrons, beam loss control, machine protection, high-power RF systems, and reliable operation of complex accelerator subsystems. This talk will review the main high-intensity challenges in the HIAF project and summarize recent progress in accelerator construction, beam commissioning, key hardware systems, and beam performance. The presentation will also discuss ongoing efforts toward intensity upgrade, beam-loss mitigation, and stable operation, as well as the role of HIAF as a platform for future high-intensity heavy-ion accelerator research.