From the Bevalac to RHIC: Recent results and future perspectives

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

OSTI ID:10114880

Harris, J W

There has been considerable theoretical progress and experimental development in the study of relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions towards understanding the equation of state of nuclear, hadronic and partonic matter. At high energies, research has concentrated on the search for the quark-gluon plasma (QGP) and possible chiral symmetry restoration. In these lectures I comment on similarities and trends observed in recent results over a wide range of incident energies and attempt to provide a common framework where possible. I also point out future perspectives in the search for the QGP at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), and in Particular focus on one experiment to be undertaken.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 10114880
• Report Number(s): LBL--33077; CONF-920777--4; ON: DE93004715
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
BEVALAC
BROOKHAVEN RHIC
CHIRAL SYMMETRY
EQUATIONS OF STATE
FLUCTUATIONS
HADRON INTERACTIONS
HEAVY ION REACTIONS
HEAVY-ION-INDUCED REACTIONS AND SCATTERING
KAONS
MASS SPECTRA
PARTICLE DECAY
QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
QUARK MATTER
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
STRANGENESS
TRANSVERSE MOMENTUM