Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Detectors and techniques in relativistic heavy ion physics

  • Published:
Czechoslovak Journal of Physics Aims and scope

Abstract

In collisions of heavy ions at relativistic energies highly excited nuclear matter is produced. Hadronic and electromagnetic probes are investigated in order to study the composition and the thermodynamical properties of the short-liver interaction volume and its expansion characteristics. The ultimate goal is to identify signals for a phase transition of hadronic matter to the quark-gluon plasma state. Because of the high multiplicity of particles in the final state various experimental techniques and analysis methods have been development in order to study exclusive signals with electromagnetic and hadronic probes. A selection of detector concepts which have been applied in heavy ion reactions at the CERN SPS will be presented here.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. W. Reisdorf and H.G. Ritter: Ann. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci. 47 (1997) 663.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  2. P. Braun-Munzinger, J. Stachel, J.P. Wessels, N. Xu: Phys. Lett. B 344 (1994) 43.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  3. Recent publications on the web site http://hades.gsi.de/.

  4. A. Kugler: HADES collaboration, lecture presented at the International schoolworkshop RHIP'99, Prague, Czech Republic, Sept. 1999.

  5. Recent publications on the web site http://na49info.cern.ch/.

  6. S. Afansiev et al.: NA49 collaboration, CERN-EP/00-001 and Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. A 430 (1999) 210.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. D. Fancher et al.: Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. 161 (1979) 383.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. G. Roland, NA 49 collaboration: Nucl. Phys. A 638 (1998) 91c.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Publications on the web site http://ceres6.physi.uni-heidelberg.de/.

  10. I. Tserruya, CERES collaboration: Nucl. Phys. A 553 (1993) 857c.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  11. P. Holl et al.: Nucl. Inst. Meth. Phys. Res. A 377 (1996) 367.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  12. U. Faschingbauer et al.: Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. A 377 (1996) 362.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  13. G. Agakichiev et al. Eur. Phys. J. C 4 (1998) 231.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  14. R. Baur et al.: Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. A 355 (1995) 329.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  15. H. Appelshäuser, CERES collaboration: contribution to the MESON'98 workshop, Cracow, Poland, 1998.

  16. R. Baur et al. Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. A 409 (1998) 278.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Publications on the web site http://pcpig.physik.uni-giessen.de/taps/index.htm.

  18. H. Löhner, Czech. J. of Phys. 47 (1997) 859.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  19. A.R. Gabler et al.: Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. A 346 (1994) 168.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  20. G. Agakichiev et al.: Eur. Phys. J. C 4 (1998) 249.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  21. Publications on the web site http://www.cern.ch/WA98/.

  22. T. Peitzmann et al., WA98 collaboration: contribution to Quark Matter 99 Conference, Torino, Italy, May 10–15, 1999.

  23. H. Löhner, “Perspectives in the Structure of Hadronic Systems,” ed. by M.N. Harakeh et al., Plenum Press, NY, 1994, p. 213–234, and ref. therein.

    Google Scholar 

  24. D. Bucher, WA98 collaboration: contribution to Quark Matter 99 Conference, Torino, Italy, May 10–15, 1999.

  25. T. Peitzmann et al.: Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. A 376 (1996) 368.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  26. L. Carlén et al.: Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. A 413 (1998) 92.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. L. Carlén et al.: Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. A 431 (1999) 123.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  28. L. Carlén et al., Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. A 412 (1998) 361.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  29. M.M. Aggarwal et al., WA98 collaboration: Phys. Lett. B 469 (1999) 30.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  30. Publications on the web site http://www.cern.ch/NA50/.

  31. R. Arnaldi et al.: Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. A 411 (1998) 1.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  32. M.C. Abreu et al., NA50 collaboration: CERN-EP/99-13 and Phys. Lett. B 450 (1999) 456.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. KVI, University of Groningen, Zernikelaan 25, NL 9747 AA, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Herbert Löhner

Authors
  1. Herbert Löhner
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

Lectures given at the Indian-Summer School on Relativistic Heavy-Ion Physics-RHIP'99, Prague (Czech Republic), August 30–September 3, 1999.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Löhner, H. Detectors and techniques in relativistic heavy ion physics. Czech J Phys 50 (Suppl 2), 37–51 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10582-000-0030-0

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10582-000-0030-0

Keywords

Search

Navigation