Experimental Probes of Quark-Gluon Plasma

Lecturer:

Jaroslav Bielčík (gar.), Jana Bielčíková (gar.), Boris Tomášik (gar.)

Tutor:

Jaroslav Bielčík (gar.), Jana Bielčíková (gar.), Boris Tomášik (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Physics

Synopsis:

Recent experimental measurements of the properties of the QGP.

Requirements:

Basic knowledge of nuclear and particle physics.

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction.

2. Measurement of flow

3. Measurement of baryon a meson production.

4. Measurement of particle correlation I.

5. Measurement of particle correlation II.

6. Measurement of jets.

7. Measurement of open heavy flavor.

8. Measurement of quarkonia.

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

Theoretical overview of physics of quark-gluon plasma.

Abilities:

Orientation in theories in the field of the quark-gluon plasma physics

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] Jean Letessier, Johann Rafelski, Hadrons and quark - gluon plasma, Cambridge university Press, 2002.

Recommended references:

[2] J. Bartke, Introduction to Heavy Ion Physics, World Scientific, Singapore, 2009

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

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The course is a part of the following study plans: