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<div><font color="#000080" size="6"><b>Old Dominion University</b></font></div>
<div><font color="#000080" size="6"><b>Department of Physics</b></font></div>
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<div><font color="#B14F9C" size="6"><b>Fall Colloquium Series</b></font></div>
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<div><font color="#17365D" size="5"><b>Tuesday September 21, 2010</b></font></div>
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<div><font color="#B14F9C" size="5"><b>"CritRHIC: The Search For The Nuclear Phase Diagram Critical Point At RHIC"</b></font></div>
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<font color="#1F497D" size="5"><b>Dr. Todd Satogata</b></font></div>
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<div>Significant evidence points to the existence of a phase transition critical point on the QCD phase diagram. Experimental identification of this critical point would be a major step in understanding nuclear phase transitions. If this critical point exists,
it should appear in a range of RHIC collision cm energies from sqrt(s_NN)=5-50 GeV/u. The lowest part of this range is over a factor of four below RHIC design injection energy. This talk will review RHIC experience and challenges for low energy operations,
including harmonic number changes, reduced field quality, nonlinear orbit control, luminosity monitoring, and potential cooling upgrades. I will also discuss experience with first RHIC operations at sqrt(s_NN)=7.7 GeV/u and<br>
11.5 GeV/u in early 2010.</div>
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<div><font size="4">Presentation: OCNPS 200 @ 3:00 pm</font></div>
<div><font size="4">Refreshments: Atrium @ 2:30 pm</font></div>
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<div><font size="4">More details at <a href="http://www.physics.odu.edu">
http://www.physics.odu.edu</a></font></div>
<div><font size="4">All are Welcome<font size="3">!</font></font></div>
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