Non-equilibrium Phase Transitions in Ultrarelativistic Nuclear Collisions

Highly excited nuclear matter created in ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions possibly reaches the phase of quark deconfinement. It quickly cools down and hadronises. We explain that the process of hadronisation may likely be connected with disintegration into fragments. Observable signals of such...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Tomasik, B, Torrieri, G, Melo, I, Bartos, P, Gintner, M, Korony, S, Mishustin, I
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 30.11.2007
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Phase transitions
Quarks
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Summary:Highly excited nuclear matter created in ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions possibly reaches the phase of quark deconfinement. It quickly cools down and hadronises. We explain that the process of hadronisation may likely be connected with disintegration into fragments. Observable signals of such a scenario are proposed.
ISSN:2331-8422