Escape of Superheated Upsilons from the Quark Gluon Plasma

Details Escape of Superheated Upsilons from the Quark Gluon Plasma Escape of Superheated Upsilons from the Quark Gluon Plasma

1999-12-30

arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9912549v3

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

10 pages, revised version, LATEX

Scientific paper

The properties of heavy quark systems change if they are placed in a medium other than the low energy vacuum. In a hot Quark Gluon Plasma $J/\Psi$ particles will melt and not exist as resonant states. $\Upsilon$'s, however, because of their smaller size and the dominance of the Coulomb potential, will still form as $Q\bar Q$ bound states but their properties will shift. In particular the $\Upsilon$ mass may be shifted upward by over 100 MeV. If such excited states manage to escape from the plasma as a superheated particle, they may serve as a diagnostic of the plasma in which they originated. We propose that such a scenario is possible and that hot $\Upsilon$'s will form and escape, thereby providing us with crucial information about the Quark Gluon Plasma.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Escape of Superheated Upsilons from the Quark Gluon Plasma 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 Escape of Superheated Upsilons from the Quark Gluon Plasma, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Escape of Superheated Upsilons from the Quark Gluon Plasma will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-504964