Next: Motivation
L. Gerland,
C. Spieles,
M. Bleicher,
P. Papazoglou,
J. Brachmann,
A. Dumitru,
H. Stöcker,
W. Greiner,
Institut für Theoretische Physik,
J.W. Goethe-Universität
D-60054 Frankfurt, Germany
J. Schaffner
Niels Bohr Institute, Blegdamsvej 17
DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
C. Greiner
Institut für Theoretische Physik,
J. Liebig-Universität,
D-35392 Giessen, Germany
HYPERMATTER AND ANTIMATTER-PROPERTIES AND FORMATION IN RELATIVISTIC NUCLEAR
COLLISIONS
The extension of the Periodic System into hitherto unexplored domains - antimatter
and hypermatter - is discussed. Starting from an analysis of hyperon and single
hypernuclear properties we investigate the structure of multi-hyperon objects (MEMOs)
using an extended relativistic meson field theory. These are contrasted with multi-strange
quark states (strangelets). Their production mechanism is studied for relativistic
collisions of heavy ions from present day experiments at AGS and SPS to future
opportunities at RHIC and LHC. It is pointed out that absolutely stable hypermatter
is unlikely to be produced in heavy ion collisions. New attention should be focused on short
lived metastable hyperclusters (
s) and on intensity interferometry of
multi-strange-baryon correlations.
Lars Gerland
Tue Jan 30 16:28:17 CET 1996