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Central collisions between heavy nuclei at extremely high energies: The fragmentation region

Year: 1980

Type: article

Abstract: We discuss central collisions between heavy nuclei of equal baryon number at extremely high energies. We make a crude estimation of the energy deposited in the fragmentation regions of the nuclei. We argue that the fragmentation-region fragments thermalize, and two hot fireballs are formed. These fireballs would have rapidities close to the rapidities of the original nuclei. We discuss the possible formation of hot, dense quark plasmas in the fireballs.

Source: Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields

DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.22.2793

Authors: R. Anishetty, P. Koehler, L. McLerran

Institutions: University of Washington, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University

Language: English

Topic: High-Energy Particle Collisions Research

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2038935708

FWCI: 8.917

Cites: 62

Cited by: 177

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