QGP Search
? The primary goal of PHENIX is to detect and characterize the QGP
? QGP, the state of deconfined quarks, has been predicted to exist, still no conclusive observations yet.
? Numerous observable signatures, but no single definitive signature from the theory.
? Need simultaneous measurements of
various signatures as a function of
energy density on A+A, p+A, and P+P
collisions with different collision