TY - JOUR
T1 - Measurement of the Cross Section for Electromagnetic Dissociation with Neutron Emission in Pb-Pb Collisions at vsNN = 2.76 TeV
AU - Abelev, B.
AU - Bøggild, Hans
AU - Bearden, Ian
AU - Christensen, Christian Holm
AU - Dalsgaard, Hans Hjersing
AU - Gulbrandsen, Kristjan Herlache
AU - Gaardhøje, Jens Jørgen
AU - Nielsen, Børge Svane
AU - Nygaard, Casper
AU - Søgaard, Carsten
PY - 2012/12/19
Y1 - 2012/12/19
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.252302
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.252302
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 23368454
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 109
SP - 252302
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
IS - 25
ER -