Objective I will work with the heavy ion group at LIP, Lisbon, on the NA50 experiment, which studies dimuons produced by ultrarelativistic Pb beam at the CERN-SPS. Several dimuons signals are relevant to the phase transition from ordinary matter to the Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP). I will design, test and integrate in the NA50 set-up a D-D identifier, based on a fine-grained Si detector, with the aim of reaching a better understanding of an intriguing excess found at invariant masses around 1.5-2 GeV/c. As an introduction, I will analyse the complete dimuon mass spectrum measured and compare it with expectations on the basis of previous experiments. Finally, I will be involved in a broader study of new physics which becomes possible if QGP is formed in the extended hot blobs of matters produced in central Pb-Pb collisions. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencestheoretical physicsparticle physics Programme(s) FP4-TMR - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 0301 - Post-graduate research training grants TP01 - Elementary Particles and Fields Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships) Coordinator LABORATORIO DE INSTRUMENTACAO E FISICA EXPERIMENTAL DE PARTICULAS Address 14,avenida elias garcia 14 1000-149 Lisboa Portugal See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Not available Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address See on map
