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We study the beam-energy and system-size dependence of $\phi$ meson production (using the hadronic decay mode $\phi \to K^{+}K^{-}$) by comparing the new results from $Cu+Cu$ collisions and previously reported $Au+Au$ collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=62.4$ and 200 GeV measured in the STAR experiment at RHIC. Data presented in this Letter are from mid-rapidity $(|y| < 0.5)$ for $0.4 < p_{T} < 5$ GeV/$c$. At a given beam energy, the transverse momentum distributions for $\phi$ mesons are observed to be similar in yield and shape for $Cu+Cu$ and $Au+Au$ colliding systems with similar average numbers of participating nucleons. The $\phi$ meson yields in nucleus-nucleus collisions, normalized by the average number of participating nucleons, are found to be enhanced relative to those from $p+p$ collisions. The enhancement for $\phi$ mesons lies between strange hadrons having net strangeness = 1 ($K^{−}$ and $\bar{\Lambda}$) and net strangeness = 2 ($\Xi$). The enhancement for $\phi$ mesons is observed to be higher at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=200$ GeV compared to 62.4 GeV. These observations for the produced $\phi (s\bar{s})$ mesons clearly suggest that, at these collision energies, the source of enhancement of strange hadrons is related to the formation of a dense partonic medium in high energy nucleus-nucleus collisions and cannot be alone due to canonical suppression of their production in smaller systems.

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Data from Fig. 2, left panel

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Midrapidity $(|y| < 0.5)$ transverse momentum spectra of $\phi$ mesons for various collision centrality classes for $Cu+Cu$ collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=62.4$...
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Data from Fig. 2, right panel

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Midrapidity $(|y| < 0.5)$ transverse momentum spectra of $\phi$ mesons for various collision centrality classes for $Cu+Cu$ collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=62.4$...
https://www.hepdata.net/record/data/863957yaml https://www.hepdata.net/record/data/863957/csvcsv
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Data from Fig. 4, upper panels, 0-10%

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Upper panels. $N_{\scriptsize{\mbox{part}}}$ scaled ($R^{N_{\scriptsize{\mbox{part}}}}_{AA}$) nuclear modification factors as a function of $p_{T}$ of $\phi$ mesons for $0-10\%$ and $20-30\%$...
https://www.hepdata.net/record/data/863958yaml https://www.hepdata.net/record/data/863958/csvcsv
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Data from Fig. 4, upper panels, 20-30%

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Upper panels. $N_{\scriptsize{\mbox{part}}}$ scaled ($R^{N_{\scriptsize{\mbox{part}}}}_{AA}$) nuclear modification factors as a function of $p_{T}$ of $\phi$ mesons for $0-10\%$ and $20-30\%$...
https://www.hepdata.net/record/data/863959yaml https://www.hepdata.net/record/data/863959/csvcsv
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Data from Fig. 4, lower panels, 0-10%

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Upper panels. $N_{\scriptsize{\mbox{part}}}$ scaled ($R^{N_{\scriptsize{\mbox{part}}}}_{AA}$) nuclear modification factors as a function of $p_{T}$ of $\phi$ mesons for $0-10\%$ and $20-30\%$...
https://www.hepdata.net/record/data/863960yaml https://www.hepdata.net/record/data/863960/csvcsv
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Data from Fig. 4, lower panels, 20-30%

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Upper panels. $N_{\scriptsize{\mbox{part}}}$ scaled ($R^{N_{\scriptsize{\mbox{part}}}}_{AA}$) nuclear modification factors as a function of $p_{T}$ of $\phi$ mesons for $0-10\%$ and $20-30\%$...
https://www.hepdata.net/record/data/863961yaml https://www.hepdata.net/record/data/863961/csvcsv
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Data from Fig. 5, upper panel

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Upper panel. The ratio of the yields of $K^{−}$, $\phi$, $\bar{\Lambda}$ and $\Xi+\bar{\Xi}$ normalized to $N_{\scriptsize{\mbox{part}}}$ in nucleus-nucleus collisions to...
https://www.hepdata.net/record/data/863962yaml https://www.hepdata.net/record/data/863962/csvcsv
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Data from Fig. 5, lower panel

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Upper panel. The ratio of the yields of $K^{−}$, $\phi$, $\bar{\Lambda}$ and $\Xi+\bar{\Xi}$ normalized to $N_{\scriptsize{\mbox{part}}}$ in nucleus-nucleus collisions to...
https://www.hepdata.net/record/data/863963yaml https://www.hepdata.net/record/data/863963/csvcsv

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