Geometric Study of Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions

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This study discusses aspects regarding the geometry of high-energy heavy ion collisions in particle accelerators, from which a myriad of new particles are produced. Calculations of the number of participating nucleons and the number of collisions were made, using experimental parameters from existing literature. Three symmetric systems were investigated: copper (Cu-63), gold (Au-197) and lead (Pb-208), which are some of the main elements studied in the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accelerators. The calculations showed that as the energy of collision increased from RHIC to LHC energies, the number of collisions approximately doubled, largely due to the increased inelastic cross section.