Three-body collisions in Boltzmann-Uehling-Uhlenbeck theory

Journal Article · Mon Oct 15 04:00:00 EDT 2007 · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVC.76.044909· OSTI ID:21067834

Larionov, A B ^[1]; Buss, O; Gallmeister, K; Mosel, U ^[1]

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1. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Universitaet Giessen, D-35392 Giessen (Germany)

Aiming at a microscopic description of heavy ion collisions in the beam energy region of about 10A GeV, we extend the Giessen Boltzmann-Uehling-Uhlenbeck (GiBUU) transport model by including a relativistic mean field, in-medium baryon-baryon cross sections, and three-body collisions. The model is then compared with experimental data for central Au+Au collisions at 2A-10A GeV and central Pb+Pb collisions at 30A and 40A GeV on the proton rapidity spectra, the midrapidity yields of {pi}{sup +},K{sup {+-}}, and ({lambda}+{sigma}{sup 0}), and the transverse mass spectra of {pi}{sup {+-}} and K{sup {+-}}. The three-body collisions increase the inverse slope parameters of the hadron m{sub perpendicular} spectra to good agreement with the data.

• OSTI ID: 21067834
• Journal Information: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 76; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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