Diagnosing the Quark-Gluon Plasma

Abstract

Brief review of the hadronic probes that are used to diagnose the quark-gluon plasma produced in relativistic heavy ion collisions and interrogate its properties. Emphasis is placed on probes that have significantly impacted our understanding of the nature of the quark-gluon plasma and confirmed its formation.

Comments: Prize lecture presented on April 19, 2021 at the Spring Meeting of the American Physical Society