Ultra-relativistic heavy-ion physics with AFTER@LHC

Abstract

We outline the opportunities for ultra-relativistic heavy-ion physics which are offered by a next generation and multi-purpose fixed-target experiment exploiting the proton and ion LHC beams extracted by a bent crystal.

Contributed to the 23rd International Conference on Ultrarelativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions (QM 2012), 13-18 August 2012, Washington DC, USA, 4 pages, LaTeX

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