Simultaneous multiplicity and forward energy characterization of particle spectra in Au+Au collisions at11.6AGeV/c

Autor: J.W. Olness, Alice Mignerey, E.-J. Kim, R. A. Soltz, S. Gushue, J. Luke, K. Yagi, M. N. Namboodiri, W. Eldredge, C. Chasman, Jongmin Lee, J. Engelage, Ryugo S. Hayano, S. Nagamiya, Kenta Shigaki, C. Y. Chi, K. Ashktorab, Y. D. Wu, E. Garcia, D. R. Beavis, A. Kumagai, F. Zhu, K. Kurita, S. Ueno-Hayashi, H. B. Yao, L. P. Remsberg, Y. Y. Chu, W. A. Zajc, Y. Akiba, J. H. Kang, M. J. Tannenbaum, R. Seto, B. Moskowitz, M. D. Baker, H. J. Crawford, Brian Cole, C. A. Ogilvie, M. Moulson, Yasuo Miake, S. Y. Fung, Z. Chen, J. H. Thomas, V. Cianciolo, Fuqiang Wang, T. C. Sangster, J. Shea, G. Heintzelman, H. C. Britt, H. Xiang, E. G. Judd, H. Sako, J. C. Dunlop, George Stephans, F. Videbæk, J. Chang, R. R. Debbe, S. G. Steadman, G. H. Xu, Luisa F. Hansen, L. Ahle, J. B. Cumming, C. Muentz, Hideki Hamagaki
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Physical Review C. 59:2173-2188
ISSN: 1089-490X
0556-2813
DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.59.2173
Popis: In this paper Au+Au collisions at 11.6A GeV/c are characterized by two global observables: the energy measured near zero degrees (E{sub ZCAL}) and the total event multiplicity. Particle spectra are measured for different event classes that are defined in a two-dimensional grid of both global observables. For moderately central events ({sigma}/{sigma}{sub int}{lt}12{percent}) the proton dN/dy distributions do not depend on E{sub ZCAL} but only on the event multiplicity. In contrast the shape of the proton transverse spectra shows little dependence on the event multiplicity. The change in the proton dN/dy distributions suggests that different conditions are formed in the collision for different event classes. These event classes are studied for signals of new physics by measuring pion and kaon spectra and yields. In the event classes doubly selected on E{sub ZCAL} and multiplicity there is no indication of any unusual pion or kaon yields, spectra, or K/{pi} ratio even in the events with extreme multiplicity. {copyright} {ital 1999} {ital The American Physical Society}
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