| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/S22844/01 |
| Title: |
Investigation of proton induced collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider |
| Principal Investigator: |
Jones, Professor PG |
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School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Organisation: |
University of Birmingham |
| Scheme: |
First Grant Scheme Pre-FEC |
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15 October 2003 |
Ends: |
14 October 2005 |
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100,210
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A detailed study of proton induced reactions will be undertaken using the STAR detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). The Birmingham group is already a collaborating member of the STAR collaboration and actively involved in the on going heavy-ion programme at RHIC. There are three main aims in making a complementary study of proton-proton and proton-nucleus collisions. Firstly, it will allow us to study the hadronic mechanisms of strangeness production. This will show whether the observed enhancement of strangeness production in heavy-ion collisions is truly anomalous and provide a deeper understanding of its role as a signature of quark-gluon plasma formation. Secondly, it will allow us to study the effect of the nudear medium on processes that involve a large momentum transfer. These so-called hard processes become accessible at RHIC energies and offer a new way to probe of the state of matter produced in heavy-ion collisions. Thirdly, we wish to exploit the unique capability of RHIC to collide polarised beams of protons in order to elucidate the spinnature of the strong interaction.
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http://www.bham.ac.uk |