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Unitarity of the tree approximation to the Glauber AA amplitude for large A

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2011-03-14 v1

Abstract

The nucleus-nucleus Glauber amplitude in the tree approximation is studied for heavy participant nuclei. It is shown that, contrary to previous published results, it is not unitary for realistic values of nucleon-nucleon cross-sections.

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@article{arxiv.0905.4355,
  title  = {Unitarity of the tree approximation to the Glauber AA amplitude for large A},
  author = {M. A. Braun and A. V. Krylov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.4355},
  year   = {2011}
}

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15 pages, 1 figure, 1 table. Submitted to Yad. Fiz