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Description
Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) predicts the existence of a deconfined state of quarks and gluons, known as the Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP), which forms in relativistic heavy-ion collisions. Investigating the transport properties and inner workings of the QGP offers unique insights into the strong interaction. Heavy quarks, produced in the initial hard scatterings of these collisions, serve as powerful probes of the medium. They provide valuable information on in-medium energy loss, diffusion behaviors, and hadronization mechanisms across a wide kinematic regime. With new data and upgraded experiments at the LHC and RHIC, this is an ideal moment to revisit on what we've learned from heavy-flavor studies and to look ahead to future discoveries.
In this talk, I will present recent experimental advancements in open heavy-flavor measurements in heavy-ion collisions, and discuss the outlook for upcoming research opportunities.
