Collision of a Proton and Two Protons/Neutrons in a Carbon Nucleus (IMAGE)

The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences

Collision of a Proton and Two Protons/Neutrons in a Carbon Nucleus

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One of the possible collisions of a proton and two protons/neutrons in a carbon nucleus, according to the GEM model. Two valence quarks of one proton exchange gluons with valence quarks in two protons/neutrons of the carbon nucleus. The three quarks of the incoming proton are no longer color neutral. These quarks, shown in red on the right, must then catch other particles from the interaction region (shown in white), resulting in the production of secondary particles.

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