Quarkonium production and colour deconfinement in nuclear collisions

D. Kharzeev

doi:10.1016/s0375-9474(96)00374-0

Quarkonium production and colour deconfinement in nuclear collisions

D. Kharzeev

Physics and Astronomy

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Abstract

The suppression of quarkonium production in nucleus-nucleus collisions was originally proposed as a signal of colour deconfinement. Strong "anomalous" J/ψ suppression in Pb-Pb collisions has been reported at this Conference by the NA50 Collaboration. Is this suppression really anomalous? Can we conclude that the quark-gluon plasma is already discovered? What has to be done next? I address these questions basing on the current theoretical understanding of quarkonium production and new precise experimental information.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	418-433
Number of pages	16
Journal	Nuclear Physics, Section A
Volume	610
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/s0375-9474(96)00374-0
State	Published - Dec 9 1996

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