REACTION CROSS-SECTION IN ULTRARELATIVISTIC NUCLEAR COLLISIONS

Authors
BARROSO MF KODAMA T HAMA Y
Citation
Mf. Barroso et al., REACTION CROSS-SECTION IN ULTRARELATIVISTIC NUCLEAR COLLISIONS, Physical review. C. Nuclear physics, 53(1), 1996, pp. 501-504
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Nuclear
Journal title
Physical review. C. Nuclear physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
05562813
Volume
53
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
501 - 504
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2813(1996)53:1<501:RCIUNC>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The inelastic particle production process in ultrarelativistic heavy i on collision is modeled in terms of an effective scalar field produced by the colliding objects. The logarithmic increase of the inelastic c ross section with the incident energy is obtained. It is also shown th at this increase is intimately related to the size and surface diffuse ness of the colliding objects: the larger the size and surface diffuse ness are, the earlier the increase of the cross section starts.