Full QCD with dynamical Wilson fermions on a 24³ x 40-lattice -- a feasibility study

The investigation of light sea-quark effects in lattice QCD with dynamical Wilson fermions requires both larger physical volumes and finer lattice resolutions than achieved previously. As high-end supercomputers like the 512-node APE Tower provide the compute power to perform a major step towards the chiral limit (T-chi-L), we have launched a feasibility study on a 24^3 x 40 lattice. We approach the chiral limit--while refining the resolution--, using the standard Wilson fermion action. Following previous work, our Hybrid Monte Carlo simulation runs at beta=5.6 and two kappa-values, 0.1575 and 0.158. From our study, we are confident that, for the APE Tower, a realistic working point has been found corresponding to a volume of 2 fm^3, with chirality characterized by 1/(a m_pi) = 5.6.