Transverse momenta, nuclear equation of state, and momentum-dependent interactions in heavy-ion collisions

C. Gale; G. M. Welke; M. Prakash; S. J. Lee; S. Das Gupta

doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.41.1545

Transverse momenta, nuclear equation of state, and momentum-dependent interactions in heavy-ion collisions

C. Gale, G. M. Welke, M. Prakash, S. J. Lee, and S. Das Gupta

Phys. Rev. C 41, 1545 – Published 1 April 1990

Abstract

We investigate the generation of transverse momentum in high-energy heavy-ion collisions and its relation to the nuclear equation of state. We find that streamer chamber data can be fitted by Boltzmann-Uehling-Uhlenbeck calculations with a momentum-dependent potential that closely models realistic nuclear matter interactions and yields an equation of state with K=215 MeV.

Received 5 May 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.41.1545

Authors & Affiliations

C. Gale, G. M. Welke, M. Prakash, S. J. Lee, and S. Das Gupta

Physics Department, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 2T8
Physics Department, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794

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Vol. 41, Iss. 4 — April 1990

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