TY - INPR A1 - Dumitru, Adrian Bogdan A1 - Brachmann, Jörg A1 - Bleicher, Marcus A1 - Maruhn, Joachim A1 - Stöcker, Horst A1 - Greiner, Walter T1 - Probes for the early reaction dynamics of heavy ion collisions at AGS and SPS N2 - We discuss the early evolution of ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions within a multi- fluid dynamical model. In particular, we show that due to the finite mean-free path of the particles compression shock waves are smeared out considerably as compared to the one-fluid limit. Also, the maximal energy density of the baryons is much lower. We discuss the time scale of kinetic equilibration of the baryons in the central region and its relevance for directed flow. Finally, thermal emission of direct photons from the fluid of produced particles is calculated within the three-fluid model and two other simple expansion models. It is shown that the transverse momentum and rapidity spectra of photons give clue to the cooling law and the early rapidity distribution of the photon source. KW - Kollisionen schwerer Ionen KW - SPS KW - AGS KW - heavy-ion collisions KW - SPS KW - AGS Y1 - 2006 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/3022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-23852 ER -