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Accelerator-colliders for relativistic heavy ions or in search of luminosity

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6487353

Some issues pertinent to the design of collider rings for relativistic heavy ions are presented. Experiments at such facilities are felt to offer the best chance for creating in the laboratory a new phase of subatomic matter, the quark-gluon plasma. It appears possible to design a machine with sufficient luminosity, even for the heaviest nuclei in nature, to allow a thorough exploration of the production conditions and decay characteristics of quark-gluon plasma.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
6487353
Report Number(s):
CONF-8405193-44; ON: DE85001870
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English