Relativistic heavy ion collider: Physics and the STAR experiment

Conference · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:10115901

Harris, J W

An overview of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and its experimental program is presented. The physics capabilities of STAR, one of two large experiments planned for RHIC, are described through simulations of the measurements anticipated in STAR. The STAR experiment will concentrate on hadronic observables in the search for the Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP). An emphasis will be placed on event-by-event observables in an attempt to extract thermodynamic variables of individual events and to be able to identify special events characteristic of QGP formation.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 10115901
• Report Number(s): LBL-33078; CONF-9209279-2; ON: DE93004709
• Resource Relation: Conference: International seminar on high energy physics problems,Dubna (Russian Federation),7-12 Sep 1992; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PARTICLE PRODUCTION
MASS SPECTRA
JET MODEL
TRANSVERSE MOMENTUM
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