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Outlook: RHIC(-II) light A+A at lower sqrt(s) ?
(If one believes hydro) AuAu @ 200 GeV produces “too hot” medium (QGP for all centralities). Not sensitive to any centrality-dependent (strong) change due to QCD phase transition. Alternative: Try lighter nuclei and/or lower √s.
Preliminary hydro calculations for AuAu @ 62 GeV :
Apparent phase transition change in geff(dNch/dη,Teff) for centrality 50-60%
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Should show up in more central collisions for lighter/lower-√s:
Ongoing CuCu @ 62 GeV (data, calcs.). AuAu,p+p @ √s = 40 GeV (RHIC-II) ?