Mean field effects in heavy-ion collisions at AGS energies
Nuclear Theory
2016-09-08 v1
Abstract
The question whether mean field effects exist in heavy-ion collisions at AGS energies is studied in the framework of A Relativistic Transport (ART) model. It is found that in central collisions of Au+Au at 11.6 GeV/c a simple, Skyrme-type nuclear mean field satisfying the causality requirement reduces the maximum baryon and energy densities reached in the cascade model by about 30\% and 40\%, respectively. The mean field affects the inclusive, single particle observables of various hadrons by at most 20\%. We show, however, that the mean field causes a factor of 2.5 increase in the strength of the baryon transverse collective flow.
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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/9502047,
title = {Mean field effects in heavy-ion collisions at AGS energies},
author = {Bao-An Li and C. M. Ko and G. Q. Li},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/9502047},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
LaTex, 11 pages, 3 figures are available from Bao-An Li upon request. Comments on the preprint are welcome.