INHOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION OF QUARK-GLUON PLASMA IN HIGH-ENERGY NUCLEARCOLLISIONS

Authors
KAPUSTA JI VISCHER AP
Citation
Ji. Kapusta et Ap. Vischer, INHOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION OF QUARK-GLUON PLASMA IN HIGH-ENERGY NUCLEARCOLLISIONS, Physical review. C. Nuclear physics, 52(5), 1995, pp. 2725-2732
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Nuclear
Journal title
Physical review. C. Nuclear physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
05562813
Volume
52
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
2725 - 2732
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2813(1995)52:5<2725:INOQPI>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
We estimate the probability that a hard nucleon-nucleon collision is a ble to nucleate a seed of quark-gluon plasma in the surrounding hot an d dense hadronic matter formed during a central collision of two large nuclei at AGS energies. The probability of producing at least one suc h seed is on the order of 1-100%. We investigate the influence of quar k-gluon plasma formation on the observed multiplicity distribution and find that it may lead to noticeable structure in the form of a bump o r shoulder.