Comparison of p + A and Si + Au collisions at 14.6-GeV/c

The E802 collaboration Abbott, T. ; Akiba, Y. ; Beavis, D. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 66 (1991) 1567-1570, 1991.
Inspire Record 331219 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.19913

The production of π±,K±,p has been measured in p+Be and p+Au collisions for comparison with central Si+Au collisions. The inverse slope parameters T0 obtained by an exponential fit to the invariant cross sections in transverse mass are found to be, T0p,K+,ππ∼140–160 MeV in p+A collisions, whereas in central Si+Au collisions, T0p,K+∼200–220 MeV >T0ππ∼140–160 MeV at midrapidity. The π± and K+ distributions are shifted backwards in p+Au compared with p+Be. A gradual increase of (dn/dy)K+ per projectile nucleon is observed from p+Be to p+Au to central Si+Au collisions, while pions show no significant increase.

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