Speaker
Dr
Gabor David
(Brookhaven National Laboratory)
Description
While experimentally very demanding, thermal (low pT) photons and dileptons offer unique, direct access to the medium formed in heavy ion collisions, its size, temperature, lifetime, viscosity and other properties. Higher pT jet-medium photons can serve as a control (complementary) probe. On the other hand these measurements are very involved and the interpretation of the results is challenging. We'll present a brief survey of past successes and current status, then assess the future need and realistic possibilities of thermal photon and dilepton measurements in heavy ion collisions.
Primary author
Dr
Gabor David
(Brookhaven National Laboratory)
