Heavy ions at Caen

Heavy Ions at LHC: Theoretical Issues

We give a brief overview of our current theoretical understanding of ultrarelativistic heavy ion collision and the properties of super-hot nuclear matter. We focus on several issues that have been discussed in connection with experimental results from the CERN SPS and from the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider RHIC. We give an extrapolation of our current knowledge to LHC energies and ask which p...

Coherent Interactions with heavy ions at CMS

Heavy Ions at LHC: A Quest for Quark-Gluon Plasma

Quantum Chromo Dynamics (QCD), the theory of strong interactions, predicts a transition of the usual matter to a new phase of matter, called Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP), at sufficiently high temperatures. The non-perturbative technique of defining a theory on a space-time lattice has been used to obtain this and other predictions about the nature of QGP. Heavy ion collisions at the Large Hadron Co...

Tumor Therapy with Heavy Ions at GSI Darmstadt

In comparison to conventional photon therapy heavy-ion beams offer favourable conditions for the treatment of deep-seated local tumors. The physical depth-dose distribution in tissue is characterized by a small entrance dose and a distinct maximum (Bragg peak) near the end of range with a sharp fall-off at the distal edge. The well-defined range and the small lateral beam spread make it possibl...

Heavy Ions Theory Review *

The advent of collider energies to heavy–ion physics is leading to a profound change in the field. The new tools available, specially the access to the large transverse momentum part of the spectrum, allow for an unprecedented characterization of the high–density state created in such collisions. Accordingly, the traditional goal of producing a Quark-Gluon Plasma, the deconfined state of quarks...