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Baryon-rich quark-gluon plasma in nuclear collisions

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Acta Physica Hungarica Series A, Heavy Ion Physics

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The maximum achievable temperature (energy density) and minimum kinetic energy required for the formation of a baryon-rich quark-gluon plasma formed at central rapidity in small impact parameter nuclear collisions is estimated. A possible mechanism leading to the pile-up of matter is introduced. Plasma formation is expected to appear at about 15 GeV/Nucleon uranium beam energy on a stationary target or 2.7 GeV/Nucleon in colliding beams.

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  1. Johann Rafelski

    Present address: Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Department of Physics, University of Cape Town, 7700, Roudebosch, Cape, South Africa

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  1. National Bureau of Standards, 20234, Washington, D.C., USA

    Michael Danos (Visiting Scientist)

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This manuscript has never been published. It was widely circulated as University of Cape Town preprint UCT-TP 7/84 in November 1984. It comprises material of an earlier shorter manuscript by M. Danos and J. Rafelski, Formation of quark-gluon plasma at central rapidity, a Frankfurt University preprint UFTP-82/94, (December 1982), p. 10. In order to preserve the historic accuracy only corrections of a few equation typos seen in UCT-TP 7/84, and update of footnotes and references, were made.

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Danos, M., Rafelski, J. Baryon-rich quark-gluon plasma in nuclear collisions. APH N.S., Heavy Ion Physics 14, 97–120 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1556/APH.14.2001.1-4.11

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