Finite temperature QCD: Quarkonium survival at and beyond $T_c$ and dimuon production in heavy ion collisions

TL;DR

This paper uses finite temperature QCD sum rules to study the survival of quarkonium states beyond the critical temperature and discusses dimuon production in heavy-ion collisions.

Contribution

It demonstrates the persistence of charmonium and bottomonium states at and above the deconfinement temperature using QCD sum rules.

Findings

Charmonium and bottomonium states survive beyond $T_c$

Analysis of dimuon production in heavy-ion collisions

Application of finite temperature QCD sum rules

Abstract

Finite temperature QCD sum rules are applied to the behaviour of charmonium and bottonium states, leading to their survival at and beyond the critical temperature for deconfinement. Di-muon production in heavy-ion collisions in the $\rho$-region is also discussed.