Advantage of U+U over Au+Au collisions at constant beam energy

Journal Article · Wed Mar 15 00:00:00 EST 2006 · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.73.034911· OSTI ID:20771372

Nepali, C; Fai, G; Keane, D ^[1]

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1. Center for Nuclear Research, Department of Physics, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242 (United States)

Collisions of deformed uranium nuclei are studied in a Monte Carlo Glauber model. For U+U at zero impact parameter (b=0) in the most favorable orientation (tip-to-tip), the transverse particle density (charged-particle rapidity density per weighted transverse area of the initial participant zone) increases by about 35% compared to Au+Au at b=0. To estimate the advantage of U+U over Au+Au in the context of real experiments at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, we examine the effect of a range of centrality cuts on the event sample. In terms of the transverse particle density, the predicted advantage of U+U is about 16%.

• OSTI ID: 20771372
• Journal Information: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 73, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.73.034911; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2813
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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