Quark-gluon plasma fireball explosion

J. Letessier; G. Torrieri; S. Hamieh; J. Rafelski

doi:10.1088/0954-3899/27/3/322

Quark-gluon plasma fireball explosion

J. Letessier, G. Torrieri, S. Hamieh, J. Rafelski

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We identify the major physics milestones in the development of strange hadrons as an observable for both the formation of a quark-gluon plasma (QGP), and of the ensuing explosive disintegration of a deconfined matter fireball formed in relativistic heavy-ion collisions at 160-20 A GeV. We describe the physical properties of the QGP phase and show agreement with the expectations based on an analysis of hadron abundances. We then also demonstrate that the m_⊥ shape of hadron spectra is in qualitative agreement with the sudden breakup of a supercooled QGP fireball.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	427-437
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Volume	27
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0954-3899/27/3/322
State	Published - Mar 2001

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