Published July 15, 2002
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Journal article
Generalized scaling of the transverse mass spectrum at the relativistic heavy-ion collider
Description
We argue that the transverse mass spectra of identified hadrons as measured in gold-gold collisions at BNLs Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider (RHIC) follows a generalized scaling law. Such a scaling behavior is motivated by the idea of a Color Glass Condensate, or more generally, saturation of the gluon density. In particular, we describe the shapes of transverse mass spectra as a function of centrality. This scaling of the transverse mass spectrum is shown to be consistent with previously observed scaling of multiplicity with centrality
Additional details
Identifiers
- PII
- S0375947402006772;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. A
- Journal Volume
- 705
- Journal Issue
- 3-4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 494-507
- ISSN
- 0375-9474
- CODEN
- NUPABL
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 34001357
- Subject category
- S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BROOKHAVEN RHIC; COLLIDING BEAMS; GLUONS; GOLD IONS; HEAVY ION REACTIONS; ION BEAMS; MASS SPECTRA; MULTIPLICITY; QUARK MATTER; SCALING LAWS; TRANSVERSE ENERGY
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; BEAMS; BOSONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY; HEAVY ION ACCELERATORS; IONS; KINETIC ENERGY; MATTER; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; SPECTRA; STORAGE RINGS
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.