Deutron Photodissociation in Ultraperipheral Relativistic Heavyion on Deutron Collisions

Deutron Photodissociation in Ultraperipheral Relativistic Heavyion on Deutron Collisions
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In ultraperipheral relativistic deuteron on heavy-ion collisions, a photon emitted from the heavy nucleus may dissociate the deuterium ion. We find deuterium breakup cross sections of 1.24 barns for deuterium-gold collisions at a center of mass energy of 200 GeV per nucleon, as studied at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, and 2.35 barns for deuterium-lead collisions at a center of mass energy of 6.2 TeV, as proposed for the Large Hadron Collider. In the latter case, the cross section is as large as that of hadronic interactions. The estimated error is 5%. We discuss the use of this process as a luminosity monitor and a 'tag' for moderate impact parameter collisions.

Phenomenology Of Ultra-relativistic Heavy-ion Collisions

Phenomenology Of Ultra-relativistic Heavy-ion Collisions
Author: Wojciech Florkowski
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Total Pages: 437
Release: 2010-03-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9813107596

This book gives an introduction to main ideas used in the physics of ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions. The links between basic theoretical concepts (discussed gradually from the elementary to more advanced level) and the results of experiments are outlined, so that experimentalists may learn more about the foundations of the models used by them to fit and interpret the data, while theoreticians may learn more about how different theoretical ideas are used in practical applications. The main task of the book is to collect the available information and establish a uniform picture of ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions. The properties of hot and dense matter implied by this picture are discussed comprehensively. In particular, the issues concerning the formation of the quark-gluon plasma in present and future heavy-ion experiments are addressed.

Deuteron and Anti-deuteron Production in CERN Experiment NA44

Deuteron and Anti-deuteron Production in CERN Experiment NA44
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Release: 1995
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The abundances of light nuclei probe the later stages of the evolution of a system formed in a relativistic heavy-ion collision. After the system has cooled and expanded, nucleons in close proximity and moving with small relative momenta coalesce to form nuclei. Light nuclei production enables the study of several topics, including the mechanism of composite particle production, freeze-out temperature, size of the interaction region, and entropy of the system. NA44 is the only relativistic heavy-ion experiment to have both deuteron and anti-deuteron results in both pA and AA collisions and the first CERN experiment to study the physics topics addressed by d and {bar d} production.

Studies of Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions

Studies of Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions
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Release: 1991
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We expect to complete the observations of lepton pairs with incident protons on proton and deuteron targets. The early results indicate an important fraction due to processes other than bremsstrahlung. Further high statistic runs on heavier targets (Ca on Ca) are scheduled for 1992 and possible runs for heavier ions. We expect to participate in the running and analysis for these experiments and help prepare for upgrades of the DLS system. The Hopkins group is an active member of a collaboration preparing proposals for RHIC (STAR). Our main interest is the behavior of quarks and gluons traversing the high density medium that ultimately appear in the form of jets. A program of studying the behavior of multilayer mirrors for Ring Imaging systems that can be utilized for both triggering and Cerenkov Ring determination will continue.

Study of Doubly-Charged Delta Baryons in Collisions of Copper Nuclei at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider

Study of Doubly-Charged Delta Baryons in Collisions of Copper Nuclei at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
Author: Joseph J. Simpson
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Total Pages: 59
Release: 2017
Genre: Heavy ion collisions
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Experiments involving heavy-ion collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) produce the hottest matter known to humans, approximately 100,000 times hotter than the center of the Sun or 7 trillion degrees Celsius. In these collisions, the nucleons melt into their constituent quarks and gluons for approximately 10 yoctoseconds (1E-23 seconds). As the collision system expands and cools, the quarks and gluons combine into particles via a process called “hadronization” and subsequently stream out into the detectors. Detailed studies of these produced particles can yield information about the properties of the medium in which they were produced. Some of the produced particles, known collectively as “resonances,” have lifetimes comparable to the lifetime of the collision medium itself. More specifically, comparative studies of the relative production of short-lived resonances and possible modifications of their properties by medium effects may provide information about the conditions present in and lifetime of the collision medium. In this project, we utilize data from 24.4 million collisions of copper nuclei at center-of-mass energies of 200 GeV per nucleon pair collected by the Solenoidal Tracker At RHIC (STAR) detector to reconstruct decays of the doubly-charged Delta baryon resonance and its anti-particle. Fits to the invariant mass distribution of Delta candidates are performed as functions of transverse momentum and collision centrality and properties of the Delta resonances are extracted statistically. Specifically we look at the mass, the width, and the yield of this resonance. Comparisons of our results with previous studies from proton on proton collisions and deuteron on gold nucleus collisions, as well as with model calculations, may provide deeper insight into effects present in the collision medium as well as the lifetime of the medium itself.