Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 232301 (2004) [4 pages]Nuclear Stopping from 0.09A to 1.93A GeV and Its Correlation to FlowReceived 13 October 2003; published 11 June 2004 We present a complete systematics (excitation functions and system-size dependences) of global stopping and side flow for heavy ion reactions in the energy range between 0.09A and 1.93A GeV. For the heaviest system, Au+Au, we observe a plateau of maximal stopping extending from about 0.2A to 0.8A GeV with a fast drop on both sides. The degree of stopping, which is shown to remain significantly below the expectations of a full stopping scenario, is found to be highly correlated to the amount of side flow. © 2004 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.232301
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.232301
PACS:
25.75.Ld, 25.70.Pq
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