Fire Streaks in the Collisions of Protons and Atomic Nuclei (IMAGE)

The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Fire Streaks in the Collisions of Protons and Atomic Nuclei

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Until now, "fire streaks" were used to describe the ultrarelativistic collisions of lead nuclei. Researchers from the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Cracow have now also found them in much simpler collisions taking place between individual protons. (Source: IFJ PAN, Dual Color)

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Source: IFJ PAN, Dual Color

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