Hot Quarks 2012: Workshop for Young Scientists on the Physics of Ultrarelativistic Nucleus–Nucleus Collisions

Abstract

The 5th edition of the Workshop for Young Scientists on the Physics of Ultrarelativistic Nucleus–Nucleus Collisions (Hot Quarks 2012) was held in Copamarina, Puerto Rico from 14–20 October 2012. As in previous years, this meeting gathered more than 70 participants in the early years of their scientific careers. This issue contains the proceedings of the workshop.As in the past, the Hot Quarks workshop offered a unique atmosphere for a lively discussion andinterpretation of the current measurements from high energy nuclear collisions. Recent results and upgrades at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and Brookhaven's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) were presented. Measurements from the proton-led run at the CERN-LHC were shown for the first time at this meeting. Recent theoretical developments were also extensively discussed, as well as the proposals for future facilities such as the Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) at Darmstadt, the Electron-Ion Collider at Brookhaven, and the LHeC. The conference's goal to provide a platform for young researchers to learn and foster their interactions was successfully met.We wish to thank the sponsors of the Hot Quarks 2012 Conference, who supported the authors ofthis volume: Brookhaven National Laboratory (USA), European Laboratory for Particle Physics CERN (Switzerland), European Research Council (EU), ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI (Germany), Helmholtz International Center for FAIR (Germany), IN2P3/CNRS (France) and the European Research Council via grant #259612, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (USA), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (USA), Los Alamos National Laboratory (USA), National Science Foundation (USA), and Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (Netherlands).Marcus BleicherAndré MischkeGoethe-University Frankfurt and HIC4FAIRUtrecht University and Nikhef AmsterdamGermanyThe NetherlandsHelen CainesÁgnes MócsyYale UniversityPratt Institute and Brookhaven National LaboratoryUSAUSAManuel Calderón de la Barca SánchezHannah PetersenUC DavisFIASUSAGermanyRainer J FriesLijuan RuanTexas A&M UniversityBrookhaven National LaboratoryUSAUSARaphaël Granier de CassagnacCarlos A SalgadoCNRS-IN2P3 and Ëcole polytechniqueUniversidade de Santiago de CompostelaFranceSpainBoris Hippolyte CNRS-IN2P3 and Université de Strasbourg France The PDF also contains the conference poster.