Two-Photon Physics in Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions at RHIC
Abstract
Ultra-relativistic heavy-ions carry strong electromagnetic and nuclear fields. Interactions between these fields in peripheral nucleus-nucleus collisions can probe many interesting physics topics. This presentation will focus on coherent two-photon and photonuclear processes at RHIC. The rates for these interactions will be high. The coherent coupling of all the protons in the nucleus enhances the equivalent photon flux by a factor Z^2 up to an energy of ~3 GeV. The plans for studying coherent interactions with the STAR experiment will be discussed. Experimental techniques for separating signal from background will be presented.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- November 1998
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.nucl-ex/9811007
- arXiv:
- arXiv:nucl-ex/9811007
- Bibcode:
- 1998nucl.ex..11007N
- Keywords:
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- High Energy Physics - Phenomenology;
- Nuclear Experiment
- E-Print:
- 15 pages, 7 figures