Gluon Fluctuations inside a Proton (IMAGE)

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

Gluon Fluctuations inside a Proton

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These are four snapshots of the gluon density in a proton at high energy, as modeled by Mäntysaari and Schenke. Red indicates high gluon density, blue indicates low density.

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Brookhaven National Laboratory

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