The VII-th International Conference on the Initial Stages of High-Energy Nuclear Collisions : Initial Stages 2023

Physics opportunities from nuclear structure studies with high-energy nuclear collisions

Not scheduled

20m

Copenhagen

Poster The initial stages and nuclear structure in heavy-ion collisions

Speakers

Giuliano Giacalone (Universität Heidelberg) Jiangyong Jia (Stony Brook University (US))

Description

Hydrodynamic simulations of the quark-gluon plasma (QGP) permit us not only to gauge the transport properties of hot QCD matter from data, but also to constrain the conditions that set the stage for the formation of such matter. Recent measurements from RHIC and LHC demonstrate that the QGP initial condition is impacted by the shape and radial structure of the colliding nuclei. Based on a recent community white paper [1], we discuss physics opportunities for nuclear structure and QGP studies offered by high-energy nuclear collisions, with an emphasis on i) \textit{isobar collisions}, offering clean access to the structural properties of the colliding ions, as well as ii) collisions of bowling-pin-shaped $^{20}$Ne isotopes as a means to complement and broaden the hot QCD program envisaged via $^{16}$O+$^{16}$O collisions. We argue that future experiments involving selected ion species will open new exciting directions of interdisciplinary research in nuclear science. Recent updates from the INT program [2] dedicated to this topic will also be covered.

[1] B.~Bally, J.~D.~Brandenburg, G.~Giacalone, U.~Heinz, S.~Huang, J.~Jia, D.~Lee, Y.~J.~Lee, W.~Li and C.~Loizides, \textit{et al.} ``Imaging the initial condition of heavy-ion collisions and nuclear structure across the nuclide chart,'' [arXiv:2209.11042 [nucl-ex]].

[2] "Intersection of nuclear structure and high‐energy nuclear collisions", 01/23/2023-02/24/2023, https://www.int.washington.edu/programs-and-workshops/23-1a