Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2004-02-27
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Based on lectures given by P.Braun-Munzinger at the VIII Hispalensis International Summer School, Oromana (Seville, Spain), Ju
Scientific paper
We present an overview of selected aspects of ultrarelativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions, a research program devoted to the study of strongly interacting matter at high energy densities and in particular to the characterization of the quark-gluon plasma (QGP). The basic features of the phase diagram of nuclear matter, as currently understood theoretically, are discussed. The experimental program, carried out over a broad energy domain at various accelerators, is briefly reviewed, with an emphasis on the global characterization of nucleus-nucleus collisions. Two particular aspects are treated in more detail: i) the application of statistical models to a phenomenological description of particle production and the information it provides on the phase diagram; ii) the production of hadrons carrying charm quarks as messengers from the QGP phase.
Andronic A.
Braun-Munzinger Peter
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