Two-Photon Physics in Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions at RHIC

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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.
15 pages, 7 figures

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Nuclear Experiment, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/81393

Consulte el texto completo en el siguiente enlace:

https://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-ex/9811007
 http://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-ex/9811007

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