Highly relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions: The central rapidity region

J. D. Bjorken
Phys. Rev. D 27, 140 – Published 1 January 1983
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Abstract

The space-time evolution of the hadronic matter produced in the central rapidity region in extreme relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions is described. We find, in agreement with previous studies, that quark-gluon plasma is produced at a temperature ≳200-300 MeV, and that it should survive over a time scale ≳5 fm/c. Our description relies on the existence of a flat central plateau and on the applicability of hydrodynamics.

  • Received 13 August 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.27.140

©1983 American Physical Society

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J. D. Bjorken*

  • Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, P.O. Box 500, Batavia, Illinois 60510

  • *Operated by Universities Research Association Inc., under contract with the United States Department of Energy.

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Vol. 27, Iss. 1 — 1 January 1983

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