The meson content of the electromagnetic field of ultra-relativistic nuclei

The meson content of the electromagnetic field of a relativistic heavy ion is 􏰠discussed. The production of vector mesons due to higher electric and magnetic multipole content of the field is shown play a significant role [1,2,3]. References: [1] C.A. Bertulani, to be published. [2] A. Adeluyi, C. A. Bertulani, and M. J. Murray, Phys. Rev. C 86, 047901 (2012). [3] C.A. Bertulani, Phys. Rev. C 79, 047901 (2009).