Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics - "Discoveries" and Future Prospects

International Workshop on Discovery Physics at the LHC

Harris, John W.^1

Wright Laboratory, Physics Department, Yale University New Haven, CT

06250, United States^1

关键词: Energy density;    Future prospects;    Heavy ion physics;    Heavy nucleus;    Large Hadron collider LHC;    Nuclear matters;    Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/878/1/012002/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/878/1/012002

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Collisions of ultra-relativistic heavy nuclei at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN and the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) in the U.S. create energy densities where nuclear matter melts into a plasma of quarks and gluons. I will summarize the accomplishments of the ultra-relativistic heavy-ion program and present the "big questions" remaining to be answered. In the process I will elucidate how the answers are being pursued and our current understanding of the high density QCD matter created in these collisions. I will offer a brief perspective on the planned detector upgrades, the presently envisioned future experiments and collider facilities, and how they intend to address the remaining questions of the field.