Onset of deconfinement in Pb+Pb collisions at the CERN SPS

P. Seyboth; C. Alt; T. Anticic; B. Baatar; D. Barna; J. Bartke; L. Betev; H. Białkowska; C. Blume; B. Boimska; M. Botje; J. Bracinik; R. Bramm; P. Bunčić; V. Cerny; P. Christakoglou; P. Chung; O. Chvala; J. G. Cramer; P. Csató; P. Dinkelaker; V. Eckardt; D. Flierl; Z. Fodor; P. Foka; V. Friese; J. Gál; V. Genchev; G. Georgopoulos; E. Gladysz; K. Grebieszkow; S. Hegyi; C. Höhne; K. Kadija; A. Karev; D. Kikola; M. Kliemant; S. Kniege; V. I. Kolesnikov; E. Kornas; R. Korus; M. Kowalski; I. Kraus; M. Kreps; A. Laszlo; R. Lacey; M. van Leeuwen; P. Lévai; L. Litov; B. Lungwitz; M. Makariev; A. I. Malakhov; M. Mateev; G. L. Melkumov; A. Mischke; M. Mitrovski; J. Molnár; S. Mrówczyński; V. Nicolic; G. Pálla; A. D. Panagiotou; D. Panayotov; A. Petridis; W. Peryt; M. Pikna; J. Pluta; D. Prindle; F. Pühlhofer; R. Renfordt; C. Roland; G. Roland; M. Rybczyński; A. Rybicki; A. Sandoval; N. Schmitz; T. Schuster; F. Siklér; B. Sitar; E. Skrzypczak; M. Slodkowski; G. Stefanek; R. Stock; C. Strabel; H. Ströbele; T. Susa; I. Szentpétery; J. Sziklai; M. Szuba; P. Szymanski; D. Varga; G. I. Veres; D. Vranić; A. Wetzler; Z. Wlodarczyk; I. K. Yoo; J. Zimányi

Onset of deconfinement in Pb+Pb collisions at the CERN SPS

P. Seyboth
, C. Alt
, T. Anticic
, B. Baatar
, D. Barna
, J. Bartke
, L. Betev
, H. Białkowska
, C. Blume
, B. Boimska
, M. Botje
, J. Bracinik
, R. Bramm
, P. Bunčić
, V. Cerny
, P. Christakoglou
, P. Chung
, O. Chvala
, J. G. Cramer
, P. Csató

P. Dinkelaker, V. Eckardt, D. Flierl, Z. Fodor, P. Foka, V. Friese, J. Gál, V. Genchev, G. Georgopoulos, E. Gladysz, K. Grebieszkow, S. Hegyi, C. Höhne, K. Kadija, A. Karev, D. Kikola, M. Kliemant, S. Kniege, V. I. Kolesnikov, E. Kornas, R. Korus, M. Kowalski, I. Kraus, M. Kreps, A. Laszlo, R. Lacey, M. van Leeuwen, P. Lévai, L. Litov, B. Lungwitz, M. Makariev, A. I. Malakhov, M. Mateev, G. L. Melkumov, A. Mischke, M. Mitrovski, J. Molnár, S. Mrówczyński, V. Nicolic, G. Pálla, A. D. Panagiotou, D. Panayotov, A. Petridis, W. Peryt, M. Pikna, J. Pluta, D. Prindle, F. Pühlhofer, R. Renfordt, C. Roland, G. Roland, M. Rybczyński, A. Rybicki, A. Sandoval, N. Schmitz, T. Schuster, F. Siklér, B. Sitar, E. Skrzypczak, M. Slodkowski, G. Stefanek, R. Stock, C. Strabel, H. Ströbele, T. Susa, I. Szentpétery, J. Sziklai, M. Szuba, P. Szymanski, D. Varga, G. I. Veres, D. Vranić, A. Wetzler, Z. Wlodarczyk, I. K. Yoo, J. Zimányi

Chemistry

Stony Brook University

Max Planck Institute for Physics (Werner Heisenberg Institute)
Goethe University Frankfurt
Ruder Boskovic Institute
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Wigner Research Centre for Physics
Institute of Nuclear Physics
CERN
Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Warsaw
National Institute for Subatomic Physics
Comenius University
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Stony Brook University
Czech Academy of Sciences
University of Washington
GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
University of Warsaw
Warsaw University of Technology
Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
University of Marburg
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pusan National University

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Abstract

The NA49 fixed-target experiment studied high energy-density matter produced in nucleus-nucleus reactions at the CERN SPS. In central Pb+Pb collisions at 158AGeV the energy density at the early stage substantially exceeds the threshold for quark deconfinement predicted by lattice QCD The produced matter shows strong transverse and longitudinal flow. Ratios of yields of produced particles are approximately consistent with statistical equilibration. An energy scan through the SPS range revealed structure in the energy dependence of π and K yields as well as of the inverse slopes of transverse mass distributions. These features suggest that a deconfined phase starts to be produced at around 30A GeV in central Pb+Pb collisions The analysis of fluctuations and correlations has not yet provided evidence for the predicted critical point of QCD.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3427-3450
Number of pages	24
Journal	Acta Physica Polonica B
Volume	37
Issue number	12
State	Published - Dec 2006
Event	46th Cracow School of Theoretical Physics - Zakopane, Poland Duration: May 27 2006 → Jun 5 2006

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AU - Alt, C.

AU - Anticic, T.

AU - Baatar, B.

AU - Barna, D.

AU - Bartke, J.

AU - Betev, L.

AU - Białkowska, H.

AU - Blume, C.

AU - Boimska, B.

AU - Botje, M.

AU - Bracinik, J.

AU - Bramm, R.

AU - Bunčić, P.

AU - Cerny, V.

AU - Christakoglou, P.

AU - Chung, P.

AU - Chvala, O.

AU - Cramer, J. G.

AU - Csató, P.

AU - Dinkelaker, P.

AU - Eckardt, V.

AU - Flierl, D.

AU - Fodor, Z.

AU - Foka, P.

AU - Friese, V.

AU - Gál, J.

AU - Genchev, V.

AU - Georgopoulos, G.

AU - Gladysz, E.

AU - Grebieszkow, K.

AU - Hegyi, S.

AU - Höhne, C.

AU - Kadija, K.

AU - Karev, A.

AU - Kikola, D.

AU - Kliemant, M.

AU - Kniege, S.

AU - Kolesnikov, V. I.

AU - Kornas, E.

AU - Korus, R.

AU - Kowalski, M.

AU - Kraus, I.

AU - Kreps, M.

AU - Laszlo, A.

AU - Lacey, R.

AU - van Leeuwen, M.

AU - Lévai, P.

AU - Litov, L.

AU - Lungwitz, B.

AU - Makariev, M.

AU - Malakhov, A. I.

AU - Mateev, M.

AU - Melkumov, G. L.

AU - Mischke, A.

AU - Mitrovski, M.

AU - Molnár, J.

AU - Mrówczyński, S.

AU - Nicolic, V.

AU - Pálla, G.

AU - Panagiotou, A. D.

AU - Panayotov, D.

AU - Petridis, A.

AU - Peryt, W.

AU - Pikna, M.

AU - Pluta, J.

AU - Prindle, D.

AU - Pühlhofer, F.

AU - Renfordt, R.

AU - Roland, C.

AU - Roland, G.

AU - Rybczyński, M.

AU - Rybicki, A.

AU - Sandoval, A.

AU - Schmitz, N.

AU - Schuster, T.

AU - Siklér, F.

AU - Sitar, B.

AU - Skrzypczak, E.

AU - Slodkowski, M.

AU - Stefanek, G.

AU - Stock, R.

AU - Strabel, C.

AU - Ströbele, H.

AU - Susa, T.

AU - Szentpétery, I.

AU - Sziklai, J.

AU - Szuba, M.

AU - Szymanski, P.

AU - Varga, D.

AU - Veres, G. I.

AU - Vranić, D.

AU - Wetzler, A.

AU - Wlodarczyk, Z.

AU - Yoo, I. K.

AU - Zimányi, J.

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T2 - 46th Cracow School of Theoretical Physics

Y2 - 27 May 2006 through 5 June 2006

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Onset of deconfinement in Pb+Pb collisions at the CERN SPS

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