Israel Joint Nuclear Physics Seminar

PROGRAM

14:15 - 14:30  Refreshments

14:30 - 15:30  Nuclear physics from (lattice) quantum chromodynamics Johannes Kirscher The Hebrew University

Abstract:

I will present recent progress in the fundamental derivation of the theory of nuclei, beginning with the recent progress in obtaining few-nucleon amplitudes directly from QCD via the lattice method. The theoretical framework devised for this data will be introduced with a brief motivation for the effective-field-theory formalism. Result obtained within this approach for the three and four-nucleon system and an outlook on the future of the program will conclude the talk.

15:30 - 16:00  Coffee break

16:15 - 17:15  Highlights of the Heavy-Ion Program at ATLAS Zvi Citron The Weizmann Institute

Abstract:

The ATLAS experiment at the LHC has a robust experimental  program of Heavy-Ion Collisions, in addition to its standard particle physics studies.  After more than five years of operating including three Pb+Pb collision runs, ATLAS has confirmed previous results and added much depth to the study of QCD under extreme conditions, in particular regarding the Quark Gluon Plasma.  Recent results obtained from proton+Pb collisions as well as proton+proton collisions that produce a high multiplicity of particles, suggest that heavy-ion collision like properties are present in these smaller systems as well.  Highlights of the heavy-ion program over the last few years as well as recent results from smaller collision systems will be presented.