Published March 1980 | Version v1
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Energy dissipation in relativistic nuclear collisions

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Uranium was bombarded with p, 4He, 20Ne, and 40Ar at energies from 250 MeV/nucl to 2.1 GeV/nucl. The associated multiplicity for protons of 40 to 200 MeV is plotted vs total kinetic energy; a nearly linear relation is noted. The observed multiplicity distributions for 20Ne and 40Ar projectiles are nearly the same. The results support models in which a high density is reached in the diving stage; then, in the expansion phase, the energy is spread over most of the nucleus. 2 figures

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Imprint Title
Nuclear science. Annual report, July 1, 1978-June 30, 1979
Journal Page Range
p. 115-116.
Report number
LBL--9711