Cosmic-ray experiment on very high energy nuclear collisions

Journal Article · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1986 · Annu. Rev. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ns.37.120187.000443· OSTI ID:5717352

Jones, W V; Takahashi, Y; Wosiek, B; Miyamura, O

The Japanese-American Cooperative Emulsion Experiment (JACEE) was conceived in 1978 to study high energy nucleus-nucleus collisions and the composition and energy spectra of primary cosmic rays up to 10/sup 15/ eV. The primary detection aparatus is a balloon with a 0.8 x 1 m emulsion chamber whose acceptance aperture exceeds ..pi.. radians. The detector operation altitude and exposure time are 4g/cm/sup 2/ and 40 hrs, respectively. The purpose of this paper is to report on searches for new channels of particle production at high nuclear energy densities and temperatures via transverse momenta studies, particle correlations in the pion condensation region, and quark-gluon plasma studies. (AIP)

• Research Organization: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
• OSTI ID: 5717352
• Journal Information: Annu. Rev. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: Annu. Rev. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Vol. 37:1; ISSN ARNUA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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