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Probing heavy ion collisions with bremsstrahlung

Che Ming Ko, G. Bertsch, and J. Aichelin
Phys. Rev. C 31, 2324(R) – Published 1 June 1985
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Abstract

We calculate bremsstrahlung spectra for intermediate energy heavy ion collisions to see the sensitivity of photon cross sections to reaction dynamics. Modeling the collisions with the intranuclear cascade, we find a clear collective quadrupole bremsstrahlung signal only for heavier nuclei, A>40. Maximum sensitivity to dynamics is likely for photons in the range of 1030 MeV. For higher energy photons or lighter nuclei, there is a large background coming from the incoherent dipole component of the bremsstrahlung.

  • Received 27 March 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.31.2324

©1985 American Physical Society

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Che Ming Ko, G. Bertsch, and J. Aichelin

  • Joint Institute for Heavy Ion Research, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831

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Vol. 31, Iss. 6 — June 1985

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