Experimental overview: Quarkonia as probes for deconfinement
Abstract
The current status of the experimental investigation of quarkonia in heavy-ion collisions as probes for deconfinement is reviewed. The emphasis is put on the qualitative understanding of charmonia ( cc̅ bound states) and bottomonia ( bb̅ ) based on the results in the past few years. In particular, the observation of non-primordial J / ψ ( cc̅ ) production as signature of deconfinement based on different observables and the sequential suppression patterns of the Y ( bb̅ ) states are discussed. An outlook focusing on the time scale until the next "Quark Matter" conference is provided.
Fields of Study & Subjects
High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- EPJ Web of Conferences
- Publisher
- EDP Sciences
- Volume
- 364
- Pages
- 01009–01009
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN