Nucleation of Quark--Gluon Plasma from Hadronic Matter

Abstract

The energy densities achieved during central collisions of large nuclei at Brookhaven's AGS may be high enough to allow the formation of quark--gluon plasma. Calculations based on relativistic nucleation theory suggest that rare events, perhaps one in every 10${}^2$ or 10${}^3$, undergo the phase transition. Experimental ramifications may include an enhancement in the ratio of pions to baryons, a reduction in the ratio of deuterons to protons, and a larger source size as seen by hadron interferometry.

22 pages, 7 figures available upon request, NUC--MINN--94/5--T

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