Probing Compressed Baryonic Matter
The objective of the compressed baryonic matter (CBM) experiment at the future Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) in Darmstadt, Germany, is the investigation of the fundamental properties of strongly interacting matter. Of particular interest for our understanding of compact stellar obj...
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| description | The objective of the compressed baryonic matter (CBM) experiment at the future Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) in Darmstadt, Germany, is the investigation of the fundamental properties of strongly interacting matter. Of particular interest for our understanding of compact stellar objects is the determination of the equation-of-state (EOS) at high baryon densities and the exploration of the microscopic degrees-of-freedom under these conditions. The results of these laboratory experiments will complement astronomical observations, which also constrain the high-density EOS. Recent results of QCD-based calculations suggest that a possible first-order chiral phase transition should be observable in heavy-ion collisions at FAIR energies. This article reviews relevant observables from heavy-ion collisions and describes the detector configuration and the physics performance of the CBM experiment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b999929d31f945fa810c7d9a529398c62023-11-23T22:22:43ZengMDPI AGUniverse2218-19972022-01-01826110.3390/universe8020061Probing Compressed Baryonic MatterPeter Senger0Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 64283 Darmstadt, GermanyThe objective of the compressed baryonic matter (CBM) experiment at the future Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) in Darmstadt, Germany, is the investigation of the fundamental properties of strongly interacting matter. Of particular interest for our understanding of compact stellar objects is the determination of the equation-of-state (EOS) at high baryon densities and the exploration of the microscopic degrees-of-freedom under these conditions. The results of these laboratory experiments will complement astronomical observations, which also constrain the high-density EOS. Recent results of QCD-based calculations suggest that a possible first-order chiral phase transition should be observable in heavy-ion collisions at FAIR energies. This article reviews relevant observables from heavy-ion collisions and describes the detector configuration and the physics performance of the CBM experiment.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/8/2/61heavy-ion collisionsnuclear equation-of-stateQCD phase diagram |
| spellingShingle | Peter Senger Probing Compressed Baryonic Matter Universe heavy-ion collisions nuclear equation-of-state QCD phase diagram |
| title | Probing Compressed Baryonic Matter |
| title_full | Probing Compressed Baryonic Matter |
| title_fullStr | Probing Compressed Baryonic Matter |
| title_full_unstemmed | Probing Compressed Baryonic Matter |
| title_short | Probing Compressed Baryonic Matter |
| title_sort | probing compressed baryonic matter |
| topic | heavy-ion collisions nuclear equation-of-state QCD phase diagram |
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