Measurement of the cross section for electromagnetic dissociation with neutron emission in Pb-Pb collisions at √sNN=2.76 TeV


Abelev B., Adam J., Adamová D., Adare A., Aggarwal M., Aglieri Rinella G., ...More

Physical Review Letters, vol.109, no.25, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 109 Issue: 25
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1103/physrevlett.109.252302
  • Journal Name: Physical Review Letters
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The first measurement of neutron emission in electromagnetic dissociation of Pb208 nuclei at the LHC is presented. The measurement is performed using the neutron zero degree calorimeters of the ALICE experiment, which detect neutral particles close to beam rapidity. The measured cross sections of single and mutual electromagnetic dissociation of Pb nuclei at √sNN=2.76 TeV with neutron emission are σsingleEMD=187.4±0.2(stat) -11.2+13.2(syst) b and σmutualEMD=5.7±0.1(stat) ±0.4(syst) b, respectively. The experimental results are compared to the predictions from a relativistic electromagnetic dissociation model. © 2012 CERN.