Heavy-Ion Collisions - Examining the Quark Gluon Plasma at RHIC

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent experimental studies at RHIC aimed at understanding the properties of the Quark Gluon Plasma, a new state of matter created in high-energy heavy-ion collisions.

Contribution

It provides an overview of recent highlights from RHIC experiments that shed light on the characteristics of the Quark Gluon Plasma.

Findings

Evidence of deconfined quark matter at RHIC

Insights into the temperature and density of QGP

Observations of collective flow phenomena

Abstract

The main goals of relativistic heavy-ion experiments is to study the properties of QCD matter under extreme temperatures and densities. The focus of this talk is the studies that are underway at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), located at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) on Long Island, New York, U.S.A. I discuss selected highlights from the past couple of years that are key to elucidating the characteristics of the new state of matter created in these heavy-ion collisions, called a Quark Gluon Plasma.