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Simultaneous projectile-target excitation in heavy ion collisions

Journal Article · · Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (United States)
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  1. Theoretical Division, MSB283, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
We calculate the lowest-order contribution to the cross section for simultaneous excitation of projectile and target nuclei in relativistic heavy ion collisions. This process is, to leading order, nonclassical and adds incoherently to the well-studied semiclassical Weizsaecker-Williams cross section. While the leading contribution to the cross section is down by only 1/[ital Z][sub [ital P]] from the semiclassical process, and consequently of potential importance for understanding data from light projectiles, we find that phase space considerations render the cross section utterly negligible.
OSTI ID:
6939703
Journal Information:
Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (United States) Vol. 50:6; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English