Nuclear Physics Colloquium
Location:
Physics Building, PHYS 2.116
Time: Thursday, April 24, 4:30-5:30pm (s.t.) (plus
10min for discussion)
Contact: hees@fias.uni-frankfurt.de
Dilepton
and photon production in relativistic heavy-ion collisions
Charles Gale
(McGill University)
Real
and virtual photons are known to be penetrating probes of the
hot and dense matter formed in relativistic heavy-ion
collisions. I review the calculation of the electromagnetic
emissivity of strongly interacting matter which leads to
estimates of real and virtual photon emission rates. I discuss
the integration of these rates by space-time evolution models of
the colliding system, together with the interpretation of the
data available at RHIC and at the LHC.
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