Low Energy Nuclear Structure from Ultra-relativistic Heavy-Light Ion collisions

TL;DR

This paper explores how ultra-relativistic heavy-light ion collisions can reveal intrinsic nuclear structures like alpha-clustering in carbon-12, potentially offering new insights into low energy nuclear physics.

Contribution

It introduces a novel approach to study low energy nuclear structure through high-energy collision phenomena, focusing on alpha-clustering in carbon-12.

Findings

Potential identification of alpha-clustering signals in collision data

New methodology linking high-energy collisions to nuclear structure features

Insights into geometric configurations of nuclei at relativistic energies

Abstract

The search for specific signals in ultra-relativistic heavy-light ion collisions addressing intrinsic geometric features of nuclei may open a new window to low energy nuclear structure. We discuss specifically the phenomenon of {\alpha}-clustering in $^{12}$C when colliding with $^{208}$Pb at almost the speed of light.