| Title: |
Transmutation of 16O and 20Ne at the Large Hadron Collider |
| Authors: |
Govert Nijs; Wilke van der Schee |
| Source: |
Physics Letters B, Vol 872, Iss , Pp 140061- (2026) |
| Publisher Information: |
Elsevier |
| Publication Year: |
2026 |
| Collection: |
Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
| Subject Terms: |
Quark gluon plasma; Transmutation; Large hadron collider; Physics; QC1-999 |
| Description: |
In July 2025 the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) collided 16O16O and 20Ne20Ne isotopes in a quest to understand the physics of ultrarelativistic light ion collisions. One particular feature is that there are many smaller isotopes with the exact same charge over mass ratio that potentially can be produced and contaminate the beam composition. Using the Trajectum framework together with the GEMINI code we provide an estimate of the production cross-section and its consequences. A potential benefit could be the interesting measurement of the multiplicity and mean transverse momentum of 16O4He and 20Ne4He collisions. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269325008196; https://doaj.org/toc/0370-2693; https://doaj.org/article/05ec24d3cad442deb7d86da20e934da9 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.physletb.2025.140061 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2025.140061; https://doaj.org/article/05ec24d3cad442deb7d86da20e934da9 |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.98073BBB |
| Database: |
BASE |