The Large Hadron Collider(LHC), the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator, has been a pivotal tool in advancing our understanding of fundamental physics. By colliding heavy ions, such as lead ions...The Large Hadron Collider(LHC), the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator, has been a pivotal tool in advancing our understanding of fundamental physics. By colliding heavy ions, such as lead ions, the LHC recreates conditions similar to those just after the Big Bang. This allows scientists to study the quark-gluon plasma(QGP), a state of matter in which quarks and gluons are not confned within protons and neutrons. These studies provide valuable insights into the strong force and the behavior of the early universe. In this paper, we present a comprehensive overview of recent signifcant fndings from A Large Ion Collider Experiment(ALICE) at the LHC. The topics covered include measurements related to the properties of the QGP, particle production, fow and correlations, dileptons, quarkonia, and electromagnetic probes, heavy favor, and jets. Additionally, we introduce future plans for detector upgrades in the ALICE experiment.展开更多
基金National Key Research and Development Program of China (Nos. 2018YFE0104600, 2018YFE0104700, 2018YFE0104800, and 2018YFE0104900)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 12061141008, 12147101, and 12322508)+1 种基金Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. XDB34000000)Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (23590780100)。
文摘The Large Hadron Collider(LHC), the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator, has been a pivotal tool in advancing our understanding of fundamental physics. By colliding heavy ions, such as lead ions, the LHC recreates conditions similar to those just after the Big Bang. This allows scientists to study the quark-gluon plasma(QGP), a state of matter in which quarks and gluons are not confned within protons and neutrons. These studies provide valuable insights into the strong force and the behavior of the early universe. In this paper, we present a comprehensive overview of recent signifcant fndings from A Large Ion Collider Experiment(ALICE) at the LHC. The topics covered include measurements related to the properties of the QGP, particle production, fow and correlations, dileptons, quarkonia, and electromagnetic probes, heavy favor, and jets. Additionally, we introduce future plans for detector upgrades in the ALICE experiment.
