Ion Program of Na61/Shine at the CERN SPS
M. Gazdzicki (for the NA61/SHINE Collaboration)
TL;DR
The NA61/SHINE experiment at CERN SPS investigates the phase transition of strongly interacting matter, focusing on hadron production and its implications for understanding the critical point and deconfinement phenomena.
Contribution
This paper outlines the physics goals, current status, and future plans of the NA61/SHINE ion program at CERN SPS.
Findings
Initial results on hadron production in various collisions
Preparation for precision measurements for neutrino and cosmic-ray experiments
Strategic plan for exploring the QCD phase diagram
Abstract
The NA61/SHINE experiment at the CERN SPS aims to discover the critical point of strongly interacting matter and study properties of the onset of deconfinement. These goals will be reached by measurements of hadron production properties in nucleus-nucleus, proton-proton and proton-lead interactions as a function of collision energy and size of the colliding nuclei. Furthermore, NA61/SHINE will perform numerous precision measurements needed for neutrino (T2K) and cosmic-ray (Pierre Auger Observatory and KASCADE) experiments. This paper summarizes physics arguments for the NA61/SHINE ion program and presents the status and plans of the experiment.
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