Electromagnetic Fields in Heavy-ion Collisions: Origin, Properties and Applications
| Date/Time: | Monday, 22 Sep 2014 from 4:10 pm to 5:00 pm |
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| Location: | Physics 0003 |
| Phone: | 515-294-5441 |
| Channel: | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
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Abstract: Quark Gluon Plasma - a hot medium of strongly interacting particles - is created in relativistic heavy ion collisions. Simultaneously, electric charges carried by the ions produce the strongest electromagnetic fields known in nature. Interaction between these fields and the plasma result in a number of remarkable effects. I will review the origin and properties of electromagnetic fields produced in heavy ion collisions and discuss several phenomenological applications.