Bremsstrahlung dileptons in ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions

Journal Article · Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1998 · Physical Review, C

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.58.3763· OSTI ID:670260

Jalilian-Marian, J; Koch, V ^[1]

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1. Nuclear Theory Group, Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)

We consider production of dilepton pairs through coherent electromagnetic radiation during nuclear collisions. We show that the number of pairs produced through bremsstrahlung is about two orders of magnitude smaller than the yield measured by the CERES Collaboration. Therefore, coherent bremsstrahlung can be ruled out as an explanation for the observed enhancement of low mass dileptons in CERES and HELIOS data. {copyright} {ital 1998} {ital The American Physical Society}

• OSTI ID: 670260
• Journal Information: Physical Review, C, Vol. 58, Issue 6; Other Information: PBD: Dec 1998
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

66 PHYSICS
HEAVY ION REACTIONS
BREMSSTRAHLUNG
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
COHERENT RADIATION