Published 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

A comprehensive new detector for detailed study of the QGP, initial conditions and spin physics at RHIC II

  • 1. Yale University, New Haven, CT (United States)
  • 2. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI (United States)
  • 3. Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY (United States)
  • 4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (United States)

Description

A case is presented for compelling physics at a high luminosity RHIC II collider. A comprehensive new detector system is introduced to address this physics. The experimental focus is on detailed jet tomography of the quark-gluon plasma (QGP), measuring gluon saturation in the nucleus, investigating the color glass condensate, measuring effects of the QCD vacuum on particle masses, determining the structure and dynamics within the proton and possible new phenomena. The physics and detector capabilities are introduced. (author)

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Journal Title
Acta Physica Hungarica. Heavy Ion Physics
Journal Volume
24
Journal Issue
1-4
Journal Page Range
p. 359-370
ISSN
1219-7580
CODEN
APHPFM

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