Published July 30, 2003 | Version v1
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Recent Discoveries at RHIC - Do They Indicate a New State of Matter?

Creators

  • 1. Columbia University, New York, NY (United States)

Description

The first three years of Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) operations have been extraordinarily successful. The discovery of 'jet quenching' in Au+Au collisions in Run-1 was confirmed and extended in Run-2, and solidified via comparison to a p-p data set which was also measured during Run-2. A crucial test of this effect in deuteron+Au collisions was made in Run-3. The combination of these data sets lends credence to the statement that Au+Au collisions have created a new state of matter. I will review this evidence, in particular: Is it 'matter'? Is it a (thermodynamic) state? Is it new? What are the next steps for this program?

Availability note (English)

Available from Video. rtsp://vmsstreamer1.fnal.gov/VMS_Site_02/Lectures/Colloquium/Zajc/Zajc1.rm?start=00:00:00

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
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Conference

Title
Fermilab Colloquia, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)
Dates
30 Jul 2003
Place
Batavia, IL (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
43048467
Subject category
S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
BROOKHAVEN RHIC; HEAVY IONS; ION COLLISIONS; QUENCHING
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; CHARGED PARTICLES; COLLISIONS; HEAVY ION ACCELERATORS; IONS; STORAGE RINGS

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
AC02-07CH11359
Notes
run time 01:10:06
Funding organization
USDOE Office of Science (United States)