Searching for Quark Matter with Dileptons and Photons: from SPS to RHIC


Abstract in English

The heavy-ion programme at the CERN SPS, which started back in 86, has produced a wealth of very interesting and intriguing results in the quest for the quark-gluon plasma. The highlights of the programme on dilepton and direct photon measurements are reviewed emphasizing the most recent results obtained in Pb-Pb collisions at 158 A GeV. Prospects from RHIC are discussed.

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