Phi emission in central Pb + Pb collisions at 158-GeV/u.

The NA49 collaboration Pühlhofer, Falk ; Appelshäuser, H. ; Bächler, J. ; et al.
Nucl.Phys.A 638 (1998) 431-434, 1998.
Inspire Record 481889 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.36218

Data on φ -production obtained by the CERN NA49 experiment for central Pb+Pb collisions at 158 GeV/u are presented. Compared with pp interactions the φ -yield shows substantial strangeness enhancement: the φ /π ratio is found to increase by a factor of 2.6 ± 0.6, which is approximately the square of the K/π enhancement.

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5% most central collosions, MT - M0 = 0 - 1.4 GeV, preliminary data.

5% most central events.


Production of Phi mesons in p + p, p + Pb and central Pb + Pb collisions at E(beam) = 158-A-GeV

The NA49 collaboration Afanasiev, S.V. ; Anticic, T. ; Bächler, J. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 491 (2000) 59-66, 2000.
Inspire Record 537897 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.27038

Yields and phase space distributions of φ -mesons emitted from p+p (minimum bias trigger), p+Pb (at various centralities) and central Pb+Pb collisions are reported ( E beam =158 A GeV). The decay φ →K + K − was used for identification. The φ / π ratio is found to increase by a factor of 3.0±0.7 from inelastic p+p to central Pb+Pb. Significant enhancement in this ratio is also observed in subclasses of p+p events (characterized by high charged-particle multiplicity) as well as in the forward hemisphere of central p+Pb collisions. In Pb+Pb no shift or significant broadening of the φ -peak is seen.

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Transverse mass distribution for PHI mesons produced in PB PB collisions averaged over the rapidity region 3.0 to 3.8.

Transverse mass distribution for PHI mesons produced in P P collisions averaged over the rapidity region 2.9 to 4.5.

Rapidity distributions for PHI mesons produced in PB PB collisions.

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Event-by-event fluctuations of average transverse momentum in central Pb + Pb collisions at 158-GeV per nucleon.

The NA49 collaboration Appelshäuser, H. ; Bächler, J. ; Bailey, S.J. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 459 (1999) 679-686, 1999.
Inspire Record 498247 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.41648

We present first data on event-by-event fluctuations in the average transverse momentum of charged particles produced in Pb+Pb collisions at the CERN SPS. This measurement provides previously unavailable information allowing sensitive tests of microscopic and thermodynamic collision models and to search for fluctuations expected to occur in the vicinity of the predicted QCD phase transition. We find that the observed variance of the event-by-event average transverse momentum is consistent with independent particle production modified by the known two-particle correlations due to quantum statistics and final state interactions and folded with the resolution of the NA49 apparatus. For two specific models of non-statistical fluctuations in transverse momentum limits are derived in terms of fluctuation amplitude. We show that a significant part of the parameter space for a model of isospin fluctuations predicted as a consequence of chiral symmetry restoration in a non-equilibrium scenario is excluded by our measurement.

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Studied YRAP (for PI's) is in a region of 4 TO 5.5.


Xi and Antixi production in 158-GeV/nucleon Pb + Pb collisions.

The NA49 collaboration Appelshäuser, H. ; Bächler, J. ; Bailey, S.J. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 444 (1998) 523-530, 1998.
Inspire Record 477539 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.31330

We report measurements of Xi and Xi-bar hyperon absolute yields as a function of rapidity in 158 GeV/c Pb+Pb collisions. At midrapidity, dN/dy = 2.29 +/- 0.12 for Xi, and 0.52 +/- 0.05 for Xi-bar, leading to the ratio of Xi-bar/Xi = 0.23 +/- 0.03. Inverse slope parameters fitted to the measured transverse mass spectra are of the order of 300 MeV near mid-rapidity. The estimated total yield of Xi particles in Pb+Pb central interactions amounts to 7.4 +/- 1.0 per collision. Comparison to Xi production in properly scaled p+p reactions at the same energy reveals a dramatic enhancement (about one order of magnitude) of Xi production in Pb+Pb central collisions over elementary hadron interactions.

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Data are given at the midrapidity value.

Requested data from authors.


Hadron yields and hadron spectra from the NA49 experiment

The NA49 collaboration Jones, P.G. ; Afanasiev, S.V. ; Alber, T. ; et al.
Nucl.Phys.A 610 (1996) 188C-199C, 1996.
Inspire Record 432742 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.36468

Preliminary inclusive spectra of negative hadrons, net protons and neutral strange particles are presented, measured by the NA49 experiment in central Pb+Pb collisions at 158 GeV per nucleon. Comparison of their yields with those from the lighter S+S system suggests that the yields scale approximately with the number of participating nucleons.

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CENTRAL COLLISIONS, PRELIMINARY DATA.

CENTRAL COLLISIONS, PRELIMINARY DATA.

CENTRAL COLLISIONS, PRELIMINARY DATA.

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Two-proton correlations from 158-A-GeV Pb + Pb central collisions.

The NA49 collaboration Appelshäuser, H. ; Bächler, J. ; Bailey, S.J. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 467 (1999) 21-28, 1999.
Inspire Record 499383 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.31240

The two-proton correlation function at midrapidity from Pb+Pb central collisions at 158 AGeV has been measured by the NA49 experiment. The results are compared to model predictions from static thermal Gaussian proton source distributions and transport models RQMD and VENUS. An effective proton source size is determined by minimizing CHI-square/ndf between the correlation functions of the data and those calculated for the Gaussian sources, yielding 3.85 +-0.15(stat.) +0.60-0.25(syst.) fm. Both the RQMD and the VENUS model are consistent with the data within the error in the correlation peak region.

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The two proton correlation function was analysed using proton from the rapidity range YRAP = 2.4 to 2.9 in the TOF analysis, and 2.9 to 3.4 in the dE/dx analysis. Momentum magnitude of the proton in the rest frame of the pair. All quoted errors are statistical only. (C=CORRECTED) relates to correlation function corrected for 44% contamination in the proton pair sample due to weak decay protons. (C=UNCORRECTED) means uncorrected correlation function.


Production of neutral strange particles in p Ar, p Xe and anti-p Xe collisions at 200-GeV

Derado, I. ; Kadija, K. ; Malecki, M. ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 50 (1991) 31-36, 1991.
Inspire Record 28958 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.15007

The production of neutral strange particles (K0, Λ) inp Ar,pXe and\(\bar p\)Xe collisions at 200 GeV is investigated in the NA5 experiment using a streamer chamber at the CERN SPS. Results are presented on inclusive cross sections, average multiplicities, and on rapidity and transverse momentum distributions of neutral strange particles.

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Anti-baryon production in sulphur nucleus collisions at 200-GeV per nucleon

The NA35 collaboration Alber, T. ; Appelshäuser, H. ; Bächler, J. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 366 (1996) 56-62, 1996.
Inspire Record 427399 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.28428

Antiproton production near midrapidity has been studied in central collisions of 32 S with sulphur, silver and gold nuclei at 200 GeV per nucleon. The measured transverse mass distributions can be described by an exponential with inverse slope parameters of about 200 MeV, similar to those obtained from Λ spectra. The rapidity density increases weakly with the target mass, ranging from 0.4 to 0.7. The ratio Λ p near midrapidity is approximately 1.4 on average, significantly larger than the corresponding ratio observed in proton-proton and proton-nucleus collisions.

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Pion and kaon production in central Pb+Pb collisions at 20A and 30A GeV: Evidence for the onset of deconfinement

The NA49 collaboration Alt, C. ; Anticic, T. ; Baatar, B. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 77 (2008) 024903, 2008.
Inspire Record 762554 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.25169

Results on charged pion and kaon production in central Pb+Pb collisions at 20A and 30A GeV are presented and compared to data at lower and higher energies. A rapid change of the energy dependence is observed around 30A GeV for the yields of pions and kaons as well as for the shape of the transverse mass spectra. The change is compatible with the prediction that the threshold for production of a state of deconfined matter at the early stage of the collisions is located at low SPS energies.

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Transverse mass spectra for pion production in the central rapidity region for collisions at 20 GeV per nucleon.

Transverse mass spectra for pion production in the central rapidity region for collisions at 30 GeV per nucleon.

Transverse mass spectra for kaon production in the central rapidity region for collisions at 20 GeV per nucleon.

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Energy dependence of phi meson production in central Pb+Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s}_{NN}$ = 6 to 17 GeV

The NA49 collaboration Alt, C. ; Anticic, T. ; Baatar, B. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 78 (2008) 044907, 2008.
Inspire Record 787913 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.25063

Phi meson production is studied by the NA49 collaboration in central Pb+Pb collisions at 20A, 30A, 40A, 80A and 158A GeV beam energy. The data are compared to measurements at lower and higher energies and to microscopic and thermal models. The energy dependence of yields and spectral distributions is compatible with the assumption that partonic degrees of freedom set in at low SPS energies.

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PHI transverse momentum spectra at incident energy 20 GeV/nucleon integrated over the rapidity range 0 to 1.8.

PHI transverse momentum spectra at incident energy 30 GeV/nucleon integrated over the rapidity range 0 to 1.8.

PHI transverse momentum spectra at incident energy 40 GeV/nucleon integrated over the rapidity range 0 to 1.5.

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