Squeeze-out of Nuclear Matter in Au+Au Collisions

M. B. Tsang, Department of Physics and Astronomy and National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University
P. Danielewicz, Department of Physics and Astronomy and National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University
W. C. Hsi, Department of Physics and Astronomy and National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University
M. Huang, Department of Physics and Astronomy and National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University
W. G. Lynch, Department of Physics and Astronomy and National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University
D. R. Bowman, Department of Physics and Astronomy and National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University
C. K. Gelbke, Department of Physics and Astronomy and National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University
M. A. Lisa, Department of Physics and Astronomy and National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University
Graham F. Peaslee, Department of Physics and Astronomy and National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Michigan State University
R. J. Charity, Department of Chemistry, Washington University
L. G. Sobotka, Department of Chemistry, Washington University
M. L. Begemann-Blaich, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
F. Cosmo, Centre de Recherches Nucléaires
A. Ferrero, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare and Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, I-20133, Milano, Italy
J. Hubele, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
G. Imme, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare and Dipartimento di Fisica dell' Università, I-95129 Catania, Italy
I. Iori, FZ Rossendorf
J. Kempter, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
G. J. Kunde, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
W. D. Kunze, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
V. Lindenstruth, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
U. Lynen, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
M. Mang, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
A. Moroni, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare and Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, I-20133, Milano, Italy
W. F.J. Müller, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
M. Neumann, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
B. Ocker, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
C. A. Ogilive, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
J. Pochodzalla, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
G. Raciti, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare and Dipartimento di Fisica dell' Università, I-95129 Catania, Italy
F. Rosenberger, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
T. Rubehn, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
H. Sann, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
R. Scardaoni, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare and Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, I-20133, Milano, Italy
A. Schüttauf, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
C. Schwarz, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
W. Seidel, FZ Rossendorf
V. Serfling, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung

Abstract

Emission of charged particles from a compressed reaction zone is studied for Au197+197Au collisions at E/A=100, 250, and 400 MeV. Using a modified coalescence invariant weighting, squeeze-out ratios are determined and compared to predictions of cascade and BUU transport-model calculations.