Astrophysics in the Laboratory—The CBM Experiment at FAIR

The future “Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research” (FAIR) is an accelerator-based international center for fundamental and applied research, which presently is under construction in Darmstadt, Germany. An important part of the program is devoted to questions related to astrophysics, including the...

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Main Author: Peter Senger
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Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-712X/3/2/24
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description The future “Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research” (FAIR) is an accelerator-based international center for fundamental and applied research, which presently is under construction in Darmstadt, Germany. An important part of the program is devoted to questions related to astrophysics, including the origin of elements in the universe and the properties of strongly interacting matter under extreme conditions, which are relevant for our understanding of the structure of neutron stars and the dynamics of supernova explosions and neutron star mergers. The Compressed Baryonic Matter (CBM) experiment at FAIR is designed to measure promising observables in high-energy heavy-ion collisions, which are expected to be sensitive to the high-density equation-of-state (EOS) of nuclear matter and to new phases of Quantum Chromo Dynamics (QCD) matter at high densities. The CBM physics program, the relevant observables and the experimental setup will be discussed.
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spelling doaj.art-b2cd213a90ef44e0a05d908ebf6067a72023-11-19T20:32:27ZengMDPI AGParticles2571-712X2020-04-013232033510.3390/particles3020024Astrophysics in the Laboratory—The CBM Experiment at FAIRPeter Senger0Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research, 64291 Darmstadt, GermanyThe future “Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research” (FAIR) is an accelerator-based international center for fundamental and applied research, which presently is under construction in Darmstadt, Germany. An important part of the program is devoted to questions related to astrophysics, including the origin of elements in the universe and the properties of strongly interacting matter under extreme conditions, which are relevant for our understanding of the structure of neutron stars and the dynamics of supernova explosions and neutron star mergers. The Compressed Baryonic Matter (CBM) experiment at FAIR is designed to measure promising observables in high-energy heavy-ion collisions, which are expected to be sensitive to the high-density equation-of-state (EOS) of nuclear matter and to new phases of Quantum Chromo Dynamics (QCD) matter at high densities. The CBM physics program, the relevant observables and the experimental setup will be discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-712X/3/2/24heavy-ion collisionsnuclear matter equation-of-stateQCD phase diagram
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Astrophysics in the Laboratory—The CBM Experiment at FAIR
Particles
heavy-ion collisions
nuclear matter equation-of-state
QCD phase diagram
title Astrophysics in the Laboratory—The CBM Experiment at FAIR
title_full Astrophysics in the Laboratory—The CBM Experiment at FAIR
title_fullStr Astrophysics in the Laboratory—The CBM Experiment at FAIR
title_full_unstemmed Astrophysics in the Laboratory—The CBM Experiment at FAIR
title_short Astrophysics in the Laboratory—The CBM Experiment at FAIR
title_sort astrophysics in the laboratory the cbm experiment at fair
topic heavy-ion collisions
nuclear matter equation-of-state
QCD phase diagram
url https://www.mdpi.com/2571-712X/3/2/24
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