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RHIC射束能量扫描阶段II:物理和升级

The RHIC Beam Energy Scan Phase II: Physics and Upgrades

David Tlusty

摘要:

对QCD相图的探索一直是当代核物理的主要驱动力之一。BNL的相对论重离子对撞机(RHIC)通过其束能量扫描(BES)计划非常适合这项任务,该计划允许重子化学势$μ_B$的大范围,这在2014年第一阶段完成后得到了成功证明。位于RHIC的BES第二阶段计划于2019年开始,将通过精确测量探索QCD相图的中高$μ_B$区域,在对撞机模式下从7.7到19.6 GeV的五种能量$\sqrt{s_{NN}}$和在固定目标模式下从3.0到7.7 GeV的八种能量$\sqrt{s{_{NN}}}$。一些关键的测量是:净质子峰度,可以精确定位的临界点的位置,定向流,可能证明软化的EOS,和手性恢复的双电子通道。这些测量将有可能与一个数量级更好的统计数据提供的电子冷却升级的RHIC和探测器升级计划,以提高星的接受。这些会议回顾了BES第2阶段计划和这些升级所带来的物理机会。

英文摘要:

The exploration of the QCD phase diagram has been one of the main drivers of contemporary nuclear physics. The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at BNL is uniquely suited for this task through its Beam Energy Scan (BES) program which allowed for a large range in baryon chemical potential $μ_B$ as was successfully demonstrated after the completion of Phase 1 in 2014. Phase 2 of the BES at RHIC is scheduled to start in 2019 and will explore with precision measurements the intermediate-to-high $μ_B$ region of the QCD phase diagram, five energies $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ from 7.7 to 19.6 GeV in collider mode and eight energies $\sqrt{s{_{NN}}}$ from 3.0 to 7.7 GeV in fixed-target mode. Some of the key measurements are: the net-protons kurtosis that could pinpoint the position of a critical point, the directed flow that might prove a softening of the EOS, and the chiral restoration in the dielectron channel. These measurements will be possible with an order of magnitude better statistics provided by the electron cooling upgrade of RHIC and with the detector upgrades planned to improve STAR's acceptance. These proceedings review the BES Phase-2 program and the physics opportunities enabled by these upgrades.

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