Colloquium- “Exploring the Quark Gluon Plasma: The Hottest Matter on Earth” with Dr. Timothy Rinn
Physics Colloquium
March 29, 2023
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location
SES 138
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Dr. Timothy Rinn from Brookhaven National Laboratory will be giving a talk as part of the physics department's spring colloquia at 3 PM in room 138 SES titled, “Exploring the Quark Gluon Plasma: The Hottest Matter on Earth."
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Abstract:
At the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) heavy-ions are accelerated to nearly the speed of light and collided. These collisions can achieve extreme temperatures and densities, effectively melting the colliding nuclei and forming a state of deconfined nuclear matter called the Quark Gluon Plasma (QGP). The QGP, although now exotic, was the dominant form of matter during the first few microseconds after the big bang. By studying this medium, we can gain insight into the emergent properties of the strong nuclear force which are not readily apparent from the first principles of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). In this colloquium, I will discuss recent results using the ATLAS detector at the LHC, highlighting measurements which explore the nature of the QGP by measuring the modifications to “jets” of high momentum particles in heavy ion collisions relative to proton-proton collisions. I will additionally highlight prospects for the next generation of measurements of jets using the future, state-of-the-art jet detector known as sPHENIX which will be located at RHIC.
Date posted
Mar 27, 2023
Date updated
Apr 13, 2023