The SPS ion program and the first LHC data

For the first time in the CERN history two experimental programs devoted to study nucleus-nucleus collisions at high energies are performed in parallel. In the SPS ion program, carried out by NA61/SHINE, interactions of light and medium size ions in the energy range 5-20 GeV are investigated. The pr...

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Autor principal: Gazdzicki, M
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2011
Materias:
Nuclear Physics - Experiment
Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3692203
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1383220
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description For the first time in the CERN history two experimental programs devoted to study nucleus-nucleus collisions at high energies are performed in parallel. In the SPS ion program, carried out by NA61/SHINE, interactions of light and medium size ions in the energy range 5-20 GeV are investigated. The program aims to discover the critical point of strongly interacting matter as well as establish properties of the onset of deconfinement. In 2010 ALICE, ATLAS and CMS at LHC recorded first data on Pb+Pb collisions at the highest energy reached up to now, 2760 GeV. This opens a new exciting area in the field of heavy ion collisions. The relation between the two programs is discussed in this presentation. Surprisingly, the first LHC results strongly support the NA49 discovery of the onset of deconfinement and thus further experimental study of nucleus-nucleus collisions at the CERN SPS.
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spelling cern-13832202021-05-03T20:30:48Zdoi:10.1063/1.3692203http://cds.cern.ch/record/1383220engGazdzicki, MThe SPS ion program and the first LHC dataNuclear Physics - ExperimentFor the first time in the CERN history two experimental programs devoted to study nucleus-nucleus collisions at high energies are performed in parallel. In the SPS ion program, carried out by NA61/SHINE, interactions of light and medium size ions in the energy range 5-20 GeV are investigated. The program aims to discover the critical point of strongly interacting matter as well as establish properties of the onset of deconfinement. In 2010 ALICE, ATLAS and CMS at LHC recorded first data on Pb+Pb collisions at the highest energy reached up to now, 2760 GeV. This opens a new exciting area in the field of heavy ion collisions. The relation between the two programs is discussed in this presentation. Surprisingly, the first LHC results strongly support the NA49 discovery of the onset of deconfinement and thus further experimental study of nucleus-nucleus collisions at the CERN SPS.arXiv:1109.3653oai:cds.cern.ch:13832202011-09-19
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The SPS ion program and the first LHC data
title The SPS ion program and the first LHC data
title_full The SPS ion program and the first LHC data
title_fullStr The SPS ion program and the first LHC data
title_full_unstemmed The SPS ion program and the first LHC data
title_short The SPS ion program and the first LHC data
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topic Nuclear Physics - Experiment
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3692203
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1383220
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