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Main Author: Bertulani, Carlos A.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.20014
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author Bertulani, Carlos A.
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contents We investigate aspects of low-energy nuclear reactions that could be explored at the forthcoming Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory and compare them with analogous measurements performed in ultraperipheral collisions (UPCs) at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The estimated fragmentation cross sections at the EIC are roughly three orders of magnitude smaller than those observed at the LHC. At the LHC, uranium nucleus fragmentation exhibits a distinctive double-peaked mass spectrum arising from fission processes, whereas at the EIC, the breakup pattern is mainly characterized by neutron evaporation and a vastly reduced yield of fission fragments, about four orders of magnitude fewer events in comparison.
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spellingShingle Nuclear Fragmentation at the Future Electron-Ion Collider
Bertulani, Carlos A.
Nuclear Theory
We investigate aspects of low-energy nuclear reactions that could be explored at the forthcoming Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory and compare them with analogous measurements performed in ultraperipheral collisions (UPCs) at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The estimated fragmentation cross sections at the EIC are roughly three orders of magnitude smaller than those observed at the LHC. At the LHC, uranium nucleus fragmentation exhibits a distinctive double-peaked mass spectrum arising from fission processes, whereas at the EIC, the breakup pattern is mainly characterized by neutron evaporation and a vastly reduced yield of fission fragments, about four orders of magnitude fewer events in comparison.
title Nuclear Fragmentation at the Future Electron-Ion Collider
topic Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.20014