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Some results obtained at the relativistic heavy ion collider

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Some results obtained in heavy ion collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory are discussed. Along with observables studied at energies lower than those at RHIC (particle production ratios, soft spectra, flows, and so on), observables specific for RHIC energies related to the Jet Quenching effect and Color Glass Condensate (CGC) manifestation are discussed. Preliminary results and specifics of particular experiments at RHIC are not considered.

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Original Russian Text © A.G. Litvinenko, 2007, published in Fizika Elementarnykh Chastits i Atomnogo Yadra, 2007, Vol. 38, No. 2.

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