Quasireal photons in nucleus-nucleus collisions at intermediate and high energies, applications to nuclear structure, nuclear astrophysics and particle physics

G. Baur, S. Typel, H. H. Wolter

Published 1997-10-27Version 1

Introduction Theory of electromagnetic excitation and dissociation (Inelastic scattering at high energies: one-photon exchange, semiclassical approach and Glauber theory; Higher order electromagnetic effects, small xi-approximation) Discussion of experimental results for nuclear structure Coulomb dissociation as a tool to measure radiative capture processes relevant to nuclear astrophysics Antihydrogen production and electromagnetic processes at relativistic heavy ion colliders Conclusions