Published January 1, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

K*(892) production in Au+Au and pp collisions at √sNN=200 GeV at STAR

  • 1. Physics Department, Yale University, PO Box 208121, New Haven, CT 06520-8121 (United States)

Description

Mid-rapidity K*0(892) → Kπ and K*±(892) → K0Sπ± are measured in Au+Au and pp collisions at √sNN=200 GeV using the STAR detector at RHIC. The K*0(892) mass is systematically shifted at small transverse momentum for both Au+Au and pp collisions. The K*0(892) transverse mass spectra are measured in Au+Au collisions at different centralities and in pp collisions. The K*0(892) mean transverse momentum as a function of the collision centrality is compared with those of identified π-, K- and p-bar. The K*/K and φ/K* ratios are compared with measurements in A+A, pp, p-barp, e+e- collisions at various colliding energies. The physics implications of these measurements are also discussed

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0954-3899/30/S577/g4_1_071.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. G, Nuclear and Particle Physics (ISSN 1361-6471) http://www.iop.org/

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. G, Nuclear and Particle Physics
Journal Volume
30
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. S577-S582
ISSN
0954-3899
CODEN
JPGPED

Conference

Title
7. international conference on strangeness in quark matter
Acronym
SQM 2003
Dates
12-17 Mar 2003
Place
Atlantic Beach, NC (United States)

Optional Information

Collaborations
STAR Collaboration