Overview of electromagnetic probes in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions

Abstract

An introductory overview of electromagnetic probes in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions is provided. Experimental evidence supporting the production of thermal photons and dileptons in heavy-ion collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are reviewed. Thermal electromagnetic emission evaluated from hydrodynamical models of collisions is discussed.

Contribution to Hot Quarks 2016 proceedings. 6 pages, 3 figures

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