Hydrodynamic modeling reveals quark-gluon plasma formation at temperatures exceeding 200–300 MeV in relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions, indicating prolonged plasma survival over 5 fm/c.
The space-time evolution of the hadronic matter produced in the central rapidity region in extreme relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions is described. We find, in agreement with previous studies, that quark-gluon plasma is produced at a temperature {}200-300 MeV, and that it should survive over a time scale {}5 fm/c. Our description relies on the existence of a flat central plateau and on the applicability of hydrodynamics.
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