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BNL experiment E910 is the first high-statistics experiment with large-acceptance and particle identification to study proton-nucleus (pA) collisions at AGS energies. Our main goal is to survey these collisions for a variety of targets (Be, Cu, Au, U) over the range of energies available at the AGS (6–18 GeV/c). The results of these studies will increase our understanding of nucleus-nucleus (AA) collisions by:
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Elucidating the mechanisms of energy deposition and particle production in excited nuclear matter.
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Standing as baselines against which to judge “interesting” results from AA collisions.
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Serving as vital input to cascade codes which attempt to model AA collisions.
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Cianciolo, V. (1997). Recent Results from Experiment E910. In: Bauer, W., Mignerey, A. (eds) Advances in Nuclear Dynamics 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4905-5_29
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