Overview of electromagnetic probes in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions

Abstract

An introductory overview of electromagnetic probes in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions is provided. Experimental evidence supporting the production of thermal photons and dileptons in heavy-ion collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are reviewed. Thermal electromagnetic emission evaluated from hydrodynamical models of collisions is discussed.

Comments: Contribution to Hot Quarks 2016 proceedings. 6 pages, 3 figures