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| author | Jia, Jiangyong |
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| contents | High-energy nuclear collisions have recently emerged as a promising ``imaging-by-smashing'' approach that may reveal the intrinsic shapes of atomic nuclei. Here, I outline a conceptual framework for this technique, explaining how nuclear shapes are encoded during quark-gluon plasma formation and evolution, and how they can be decoded from final-state particle distributions. I highlight the method's potential to advance our understanding of both nuclear structure and quark-gluon plasma physics. |
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| spellingShingle | Imaging nuclei by smashing them at high energies: how are their shapes revealed after destruction? Jia, Jiangyong Nuclear Theory High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Experiment Atomic and Molecular Clusters Chemical Physics High-energy nuclear collisions have recently emerged as a promising ``imaging-by-smashing'' approach that may reveal the intrinsic shapes of atomic nuclei. Here, I outline a conceptual framework for this technique, explaining how nuclear shapes are encoded during quark-gluon plasma formation and evolution, and how they can be decoded from final-state particle distributions. I highlight the method's potential to advance our understanding of both nuclear structure and quark-gluon plasma physics. |
| title | Imaging nuclei by smashing them at high energies: how are their shapes revealed after destruction? |
| topic | Nuclear Theory High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Experiment Atomic and Molecular Clusters Chemical Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.16071 |