Parameterization of deformed nuclei for Glauber modeling in relativistic heavy ion collisions
The density distributions of large nuclei are typically modeled with a Woods–Saxon distribution characterized by a radius R0 and skin depth a. Deformation parameters β are then introduced to describe non-spherical nuclei using an expansion in spherical harmonics R0(1+β2Y20+β4Y40). But when a nucleus...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-10-01
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| Series: | Physics Letters B |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269315005985 |