Measurement of the summed residual projectile mass in relativistic heavy-ion collisions

Journal Article · Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.47.990· OSTI ID:6167315

Stevenson, J D; Martinis, J; Price, P B

Measurements of the summed mass of projectile fragments, M/sub s/ = summationM/sub pf/, are reported for 2.1-GeV/nucleon /sup 20/Ne+C and /sup 20/Ne+Mo. Unlike previous measurements of cross sections for individual projectile fragments, these measurements are quite sensitive to the size of the target nucleus. The distribution of summed residual projectile mass, M/sub s/, provides the first conclusive evidence of the validity of the geometrical ''abrasion'' model of relativistic heavy-ion collisions.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
• OSTI ID: 6167315
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Vol. 47:14
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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