HIC for FAIR logo 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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