Inferring nuclear structure from heavy isobar collisions using Trajectum

Nijs, Govert; van der Schee, Wilke

doi:10.21468/SciPostPhys.15.2.041

Inferring nuclear structure from heavy isobar collisions using Trajectum

Journal Article · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · SciPost Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.21468/SciPostPhys.15.2.041· OSTI ID:1993345

Nijs, Govert ^[1]; van der Schee, Wilke ^[2]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
European Organization for Nuclear Research

Nuclei with equal number of baryons but varying proton number (isobars) have many commonalities, but differ in both electric charge and nuclear structure. Relativistic collisions of such isobars provide unique opportunities to study the variation of the magnetic field, provided the nuclear structure is well understood. In this work we simulate collisions using several state-of-the-art parametrizations of the ^{96}_{40} $_{40}^{96}$ Zr and ^{96}_{44} $_{44}^{96}$ Ru isobars and show that a comparison with the exciting STAR measurement [arXiv:2109.00131] of ultrarelativistic collisions can uniquely identify the structure of both isobars. This not only provides an urgently needed understanding of the structure of the Zirconium and Ruthenium isobars, but also paves the way for more detailed studies of nuclear structure using relativistic heavy ion collisions.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0011090

OSTI ID:: 1993345

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2420100

Journal Information:: SciPost Physics, Journal Name: SciPost Physics Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 15; ISSN 2542-4653

Publisher:: Stichting SciPostCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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