EPJ Web of Conferences 36, 00010 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20123600010

Dielectron Measurements in STAR

Rice University, Houston, TX 77005

^a e-mail: geurts@rice.edu

Abstract

Ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions provide a unique environment to study the properties of strongly interacting matter. Dileptons, which are not affected by the strong interactions, are an ideal penetrating probe. We present the dielectron results for p+p and Au+Au collisions at √s_NN = 200 GeV, as measured by the STAR experiment. We discuss the prospects of dilepton measurements with the near-future detector upgrades, and the recent lower beam energy Au+Au measurements.