Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2004-12-21
Nucl.Phys. A752 (2005) 447-456
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
10 pages, 2 figures, proceedings of INPC 04 in Goteborg, Sweden, July 2004, includes conference style file
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2005.02.050
The ion-ion center of mass energies at the LHC will exceed that at RHIC by nearly a factor of 30, providing exciting opportunities for addressing unique physics issues in a completely new energy domain. Some highlights of this new physics domain are presented here. We briefly describe how these collisions will provide new insights into the high density, low momentum gluon content of the nucleus expected to dominate the dynamics of the early state of the system. We then discuss how the dense initial state of the nucleus affects the lifetime and temperature of the produced system. Finally, we explain how the high energy domain of the LHC allows abundant production of `rare' processes, hard probes calculable in perturbative quantum chromodynamics, QCD. At the LHC, high momentum jets and $b \bar b$ bound states, the $\Upsilon$ family, will be produced with high statistics for the first time in heavy ion collisions.
No associations
LandOfFree
Heavy Ion Physics at the LHC does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Heavy Ion Physics at the LHC, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Heavy Ion Physics at the LHC will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-121510