Quark Gluon Plasma

Multimedia · 07 May 2015

OSTI ID:1189899

Lincoln, Don ^[1]

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1. USDOE/ OSTI

Matter is malleable and can change its properties with temperature. This is most familiar when comparing ice, liquid water and steam, which are all different forms of the same thing. However beyond the usual states of matter, physicists can explore other states, both much colder and hotter. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln explains the hottest known state of matter – a state that is so hot that protons and neutrons from the center of atoms can literally melt. This form of matter is called a quark gluon plasma and it is an important research topic being pursued at the LHC.

• Research Organization: FNAL (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States))
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 1189899
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
ATOM
ELECTRON
GAS
GLUON
HEAT
HOT
LIQUID
MATTER
MOLECULE
NUCLEON
NUCLEUS
PARTICLE ACCELERATOR
PLASMA
QUARK
QUARK GLUON PLASMA
SOLID
STATE OF MATTER
SUN
TEMPERATURE
VISCOSITY