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Current Status of Quark-Gluon Plasma Signals

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Zschiesche, D; Bass, S; Bleicher, M; Brachmann, J; Gerland, L; Paech, K; Scherer, S; Soff, S; Spieles, C; Weber, H; Stöcker, H; Greiner, W
Published in: Acta Physica Hungarica New Series Heavy Ion Physics
December 1, 2001

Compelling evidence for the creation of a new form of matter has been claimed to be found in Pb+Pb collisions at SPS. We discuss the uniqueness of often proposed experimental signatures for quark matter formation in relativistic heavy ion collisions. It is demonstrated that so far none of the proposed signals like J/ψ meson production/suppression, strangeness enhancement, dileptons, and directed flow unambiguously show that a phase of deconfined matter has been formed in SPS Pb+Pb collisions. We emphasize the need for systematic future measurements to search for simultaneous irregularities in the excitation functions of several observables in order to come close to pinning the properties of hot, dense QCD matter from data.

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Acta Physica Hungarica New Series Heavy Ion Physics

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ISSN

1219-7580

Publication Date

December 1, 2001

Volume

14

Issue

1-4

Start / End Page

425 / 438

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
 

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Zschiesche, D., Bass, S., Bleicher, M., Brachmann, J., Gerland, L., Paech, K., … Greiner, W. (2001). Current Status of Quark-Gluon Plasma Signals. Acta Physica Hungarica New Series Heavy Ion Physics, 14(1–4), 425–438. https://doi.org/10.1556/APH.14.2001.1-4.40
Zschiesche, D., S. Bass, M. Bleicher, J. Brachmann, L. Gerland, K. Paech, S. Scherer, et al. “Current Status of Quark-Gluon Plasma Signals.” Acta Physica Hungarica New Series Heavy Ion Physics 14, no. 1–4 (December 1, 2001): 425–38. https://doi.org/10.1556/APH.14.2001.1-4.40.
Zschiesche D, Bass S, Bleicher M, Brachmann J, Gerland L, Paech K, et al. Current Status of Quark-Gluon Plasma Signals. Acta Physica Hungarica New Series Heavy Ion Physics. 2001 Dec 1;14(1–4):425–38.
Zschiesche, D., et al. “Current Status of Quark-Gluon Plasma Signals.” Acta Physica Hungarica New Series Heavy Ion Physics, vol. 14, no. 1–4, Dec. 2001, pp. 425–38. Scopus, doi:10.1556/APH.14.2001.1-4.40.
Zschiesche D, Bass S, Bleicher M, Brachmann J, Gerland L, Paech K, Scherer S, Soff S, Spieles C, Weber H, Stöcker H, Greiner W. Current Status of Quark-Gluon Plasma Signals. Acta Physica Hungarica New Series Heavy Ion Physics. 2001 Dec 1;14(1–4):425–438.

Published In

Acta Physica Hungarica New Series Heavy Ion Physics

DOI

ISSN

1219-7580

Publication Date

December 1, 2001

Volume

14

Issue

1-4

Start / End Page

425 / 438

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics