Sudden hadronization in relativistic nuclear collisions

Authors
Rafelski, J Letessier, J
Citation
J. Rafelski et J. Letessier, Sudden hadronization in relativistic nuclear collisions, PHYS REV L, 85(22), 2000, pp. 4695-4698
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
85
Issue
22
Year of publication
2000
Pages
4695 - 4698
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(20001127)85:22<4695:SHIRNC>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
We formulate and study a mechanical instability criterion for sudden hadron ization of dense matter fireballs formed in 158A GeV Pb-Pb collisions. Cons idering properties of quark-gluon matter and hadron gas we obtain the phase boundary between these two phases and demonstrate that the required deep q uark-gluon-plasma supercooling prior to sudden hadronization has occurred.