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Single identified hadron spectra from root s(NN)=130 GeV Au+Au collisions
Physical Review C
  • K. Adcox, Vanderbilt University
  • Sergey Belikov, Iowa State University
  • John C. Hill, Iowa State University
  • John G. Lajoie, Iowa State University
  • Alexandre Lebedev, Iowa State University
  • Craig Ogilvie, Iowa State University
  • Athanasios N. Petridis, Iowa State University
  • Marzia Rosati, Iowa State University
  • F. K. Wohn, Iowa State University
  • et al.
  • PHENIX Collaboration, PHENIX Collaboration
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2-1-2004
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevC.69.024904
Abstract
Transverse momentum spectra and yields of hadrons are measured by the PHENIX collaboration in Au+Au collisions at roots(NN)=130 GeV at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. The time-of-flight resolution allows identification of pions to transverse momenta of 2 GeV/c and protons and antiprotons to 4 GeV/c. The yield of pions rises approximately linearly with the number of nucleons participating in the collision, while the number of kaons, protons, and antiprotons increases more rapidly. The shape of the momentum distribution changes between peripheral and central collisions. Simultaneous analysis of all the p(T) spectra indicates radial collective expansion, consistent with predictions of hydrodynamic models. Hydrodynamic analysis of the spectra shows that the expansion velocity increases with collision centrality and collision energy. This expansion boosts the particle momenta, causing the yield from soft processes to exceed that for hard to large transverse momentum, perhaps as large as 3 GeV/c.
Comments

This article is published as Adcox, K., S. S. Adler, N. N. Ajitanand, Y. Akiba, J. Alexander, L. Aphecetche, Y. Arai et al. "Single identified hadron spectra from s N N= 130 GeV Au+ Au collisions." Physical Review C 69, no. 2 (2004): 024904. DOI:10.1103/PhysRevC.69.024904. Posted with permission.

Copyright Owner
American Physical Society
Language
en
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Citation Information
K. Adcox, Sergey Belikov, John C. Hill, John G. Lajoie, et al.. "Single identified hadron spectra from root s(NN)=130 GeV Au+Au collisions" Physical Review C Vol. 69 Iss. 2 (2004) p. 024904
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/craig-ogilvie/214/