Overview
Physics Motivation:
- Review QCD properties (confinement, chiral symm., vacuum)
- QCD thermodynamics & phase diagram
Producing the QGP:
- High-Energy Heavy-Ion Collisions
- Experimental Facilities (RHIC) & Setups (PHENIX)
Observing the QGP:
- Experimental signals & observables:
1) Global reaction observables 2) Large cross-section probes
3) Penetrating probes [direct QGP signatures]
- Data:
1) Highlights from CERN-SPS 2) Newest results from RHIC
3) Future programme at CERN-LHC