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From RHIC to LHC: a relativistic diffusion approach
Author(s) -
Kuiper R.,
Wolschin G.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
annalen der physik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1521-3889
pISSN - 0003-3804
DOI - 10.1002/andp.200610225
Subject(s) - physics , shell (structure) , fermi gas , diffusion , order (exchange) , homogeneous , limit (mathematics) , large hadron collider , mathematical physics , electron , component (thermodynamics) , energy (signal processing) , quantum mechanics , statistical physics , mathematical analysis , materials science , mathematics , finance , economics , composite material
Abstract We investigate the energy dependence of stopping and hadron production in high‐energy heavy‐ion collisions based on a three‐sources Relativistic Diffusion Model. The transport coefficients are extrapolated from Au + Au and Cu + Cu at RHIC energies ( $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 19.6–200 GeV) to Pb + Pb at LHC energies $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 5.52 TeV. Rapidity distributions for net protons, and pseudorapidity spectra for produced charged particles in central collisions are compared to data at RHIC energies, and discussed for several extrapolations to LHC energies.