Non photonic electrons yield versus transverse momentum in D+AU collisions.

Non photonic electrons yield versus transverse momentum in P+P collisions.

D0 differential yield at mid rapidity and corresponding calculated differential charm cross section at midrapidity.

Sum of the non photonic electrons/positrons and D0 differential yield at mid rapidity and corresponding calculated differential charm cross section at midrapidity.

Total charm cross section per nucleon nucleon collision IN D+AU collisions.

PHI to K*0 ratio measured in this study.

$R_{AA}$ as a function of $p_{T}$ from $0-5\%$ and $60-80\%$ central Au+Au events for $\Lambda$. Stat. and syst. errors added in quadrature.The band at unity shows the systematic uncertainty on $⟨N_{bin}⟩$. The dashed line below unity shows the expected value of RAA should the yields scale with $⟨N_{part}⟩$, and the band around it shows the systematic uncertainty on ⟨Npart ⟩. $N_{bin}$ Scaling 1 $\pm$ 0.16 and $N_{part}$ Scaling 0.168 $\pm$ 0.02 .

$R_{AA}$ as a function of $p_{T}$ from $0-5\%$ and $60-80\%$ central Au+Au events for $\Xi^{-} + \bar{\Xi}^{+}$. Stat. and syst. errors added in quadrature. The band at unity shows the systematic uncertainty on $⟨N_{bin}⟩$. The dashed line below unity shows the expected value of RAA should the yields scale with $⟨N_{part}⟩$, and the band around it shows the systematic uncertainty on ⟨Npart ⟩. $N_{bin}$ Scaling 1 $\pm$ 0.16 and $N_{part}$ Scaling 0.168 $\pm$ 0.02 .

$R_{AA}$ as a function of $p_{T}$ from $0-5\%$ and $60-80\%$ central Au+Au events for inclusive $p+\bar{p}$. Stat. and syst. errors added in quadrature. The band at unity shows the systematic uncertainty on $⟨N_{bin}⟩$. The dashed line below unity shows the expected value of RAA should the yields scale with $⟨N_{part}⟩$, and the band around it shows the systematic uncertainty on ⟨Npart ⟩. $N_{bin}$ Scaling 1 $\pm$ 0.16 and $N_{part}$ Scaling 0.168 $\pm$ 0.02 .

$R_{AA}$ from HIJING as a function of $p_{T}$ from $0-5\%$ central Au+Au events for inclusive $p+\bar{p}$.

$R_{AA}$ from HIJING as a function of $p_{T}$ from $0-5\%$ central Au+Au events for $\Lambda$.

$R_{AA}$ from HIJING as a function of $p_{T}$ from $0-5\%$ central Au+Au events for $\Xi^{-}+\bar{\Xi}^{+}$.

$R_{AA}$ from EPOS as a function of $p_{T}$ from $0-5\%$ central Au+Au events for inclusive $p+\bar{p}$.

$R_{AA}$ from EPOS as a function of $p_{T}$ from $0-5\%$ central Au+Au events for $\Lambda$.

$R_{AA}$ from EPOS as a function of $p_{T}$ from $0-5\%$ central Au+Au events for $\Xi^{-}+\bar{\Xi}^{+}$.

$R_{AA}$ from HIJING as a function of $p_{T}$ from $60-80\%$ central Au+Au events for inclusive $p+\bar{p}$.

$R_{AA}$ from HIJING as a function of $p_{T}$ from $60-80\%$ central Au+Au events for $\Lambda$.

$R_{AA}$ from HIJING as a function of $p_{T}$ from $60-80\%$ central Au+Au events for $\Xi^{-}+\bar{\Xi}^{+}$.

$R_{AA}$ from EPOS as a function of $p_{T}$ from $60-80\%$ central Au+Au events for inclusive $p+\bar{p}$.

$R_{AA}$ from EPOS as a function of $p_{T}$ from $60-80\%$ central Au+Au events for $\Lambda$.

$R_{AA}$ from EPOS as a function of $p_{T}$ from $60-80\%$ central Au+Au events for $\Xi^{-}+\bar{\Xi}^{+}$.

Non photonic electron yield in Au+Au collisions versus $p_{T}$, for a centrality range of 10-40%.

Non photonic electron yield in Au+Au collisions versus $p_{T}$, for a centrality range of 0-5%.

Nuclear modification factor for non-photonic electrons in minimum bias d+Au reactions.

Nuclear modification factor for non-photonic electrons in Au+Au reactions in the centrality range of 0-5%.

The $K^{*0}$ mass (upper panel) and width (lower panel) as a function of $p_T$ for minimum bias $p + p$ interactions and for central Au+Au collisions. The solid straight lines are the standard $K^{*0}$ mass (896.1 MeV/$c^2$ ) and width (50.7 MeV/$c^2$), respectively. The dashed and dotted curves are the MC results in minimum bias $p+p$ and for central Au+Au collisions, respectively, after considering detector effects and kinematic cuts. The grey shadows (caps) indicate the systematic uncertainties for the measurement in minimum bias $p + p$ interactions (central Au+Au collisions).

The $K^{*0}$ mass (upper panel) and width (lower panel) as a function of $p_T$ for minimum bias $p + p$ interactions and for central Au+Au collisions. The solid straight lines are the standard $K^{*0}$ mass (896.1 MeV/$c^2$ ) and width (50.7 MeV/$c^2$), respectively. The dashed and dotted curves are the MC results in minimum bias $p+p$ and for central Au+Au collisions, respectively, after considering detector effects and kinematic cuts. The grey shadows (caps) indicate the systematic uncertainties for the measurement in minimum bias $p + p$ interactions (central Au+Au collisions).

The $K^{*0}$ mass (upper panel) and width (lower panel) as a function of $p_T$ for minimum bias $p + p$ interactions and for central Au+Au collisions. The solid straight lines are the standard $K^{*0}$ mass (896.1 MeV/$c^2$ ) and width (50.7 MeV/$c^2$), respectively. The dashed and dotted curves are the MC results in minimum bias $p+p$ and for central Au+Au collisions, respectively, after considering detector effects and kinematic cuts. The grey shadows (caps) indicate the systematic uncertainties for the measurement in minimum bias $p + p$ interactions (central Au+Au collisions).

The $K^{*0}$ mass (upper panel) and width (lower panel) as a function of $p_T$ for minimum bias $p + p$ interactions and for central Au+Au collisions. The solid straight lines are the standard $K^{*0}$ mass (896.1 MeV/$c^2$ ) and width (50.7 MeV/$c^2$), respectively. The dashed and dotted curves are the MC results in minimum bias $p+p$ and for central Au+Au collisions, respectively, after considering detector effects and kinematic cuts. The grey shadows (caps) indicate the systematic uncertainties for the measurement in minimum bias $p + p$ interactions (central Au+Au collisions).

The $K_S^0\pi^\pm$ invariant mass distribution integrated over the $K^{*\pm}$ $p_T$ for minimum bias $p + p$ collisions (upper panel) and for the $50-80\%$ of the inelastic hadronic Au+Au crosssection (lower panel) after the mixed-event background subtraction. The solid curves are fits to Eq. 10 and the dashed lines are the linear function representing the residual background.

The $K^{*0}$ and $K^{*\pm}$ reconstruction efficiency multiplied by the detector acceptance as a function of $p_T$ in minimum bias $p + p$ and different centralities in Au+Au collisions.

The $K^{*0}$ and $K^{*\pm}$ reconstruction efficiency multiplied by the detector acceptance as a function of $p_T$ in minimum bias $p + p$ and different centralities in Au+Au collisions.

The $K^{*0}$ and $K^{*\pm}$ reconstruction efficiency multiplied by the detector acceptance as a function of $p_T$ in minimum bias $p + p$ and different centralities in Au+Au collisions.

The $K^{*0}$ and $K^{*\pm}$ reconstruction efficiency multiplied by the detector acceptance as a function of $p_T$ in minimum bias $p + p$ and different centralities in Au+Au collisions.

The $(K^* + \bar{K^*})/2$ invariant yields as a function of $m_T − m_0$ for |y| < 0.5 from minimum bias $p + p$ and different centralities in Au+Au collisions. The top $10\% $central data have been multiplied by two for clarity. The lines are fits to Eq. 12. The errors shown are the quadratic sum of statistical and systematic (in the level of $10\% $) uncertainties.

The $(K^* + \bar{K^*})/2$ invariant yields as a function of $m_T − m_0$ for |y| < 0.5 from minimum bias $p + p$ and different centralities in Au+Au collisions. The top $10\% $central data have been multiplied by two for clarity. The lines are fits to Eq. 12. The errors shown are the quadratic sum of statistical and systematic (in the level of $10\% $) uncertainties.

The $(K^* + \bar{K^*})/2$ invariant yields as a function of $m_T − m_0$ for |y| < 0.5 from minimum bias $p + p$ and different centralities in Au+Au collisions. The top $10\% $central data have been multiplied by two for clarity. The lines are fits to Eq. 12. The errors shown are the quadratic sum of statistical and systematic (in the level of $10\% $) uncertainties.

(Color online) The invariant yields for both $(K^{*0} + \bar{K^{*0}})/2$ and $(K^{*+} + K^{*-})/2$ as a function of $p_T$ for |y| < 0.5 in minimum bias $p + p$ interactions. The dotted curve is the fit to the power-law function from Equation 13 for $p_T$ > 0.5 GeV/$c$ and extended to lower values of $p_T$ . The dashed curve is the $K^{*0}$ spectrum fit to the exponential function from Equation 12 and extended to higher values of $p_T$ . The dashed-dotted curve is the fit to the Levy function from Equation 14 for $p_T$ < 4 GeV/$c$. Errors are statistical only.

(Color online) The invariant yields for both $(K^{*0} + \bar{K^{*0}})/2$ and $(K^{*+} + K^{*-})/2$ as a function of $p_T$ for |y| < 0.5 in minimum bias $p + p$ interactions. The dotted curve is the fit to the power-law function from Equation 13 for $p_T$ > 0.5 GeV/$c$ and extended to lower values of $p_T$ . The dashed curve is the $K^{*0}$ spectrum fit to the exponential function from Equation 12 and extended to higher values of $p_T$ . The dashed-dotted curve is the fit to the Levy function from Equation 14 for $p_T$ < 4 GeV/$c$. Errors are statistical only.

(Color online) The $K^*$ $<p_T>$ as a function of $dN_{ch}/d\eta$ compared to that of $\pi^−$, $K^−$, and $p$ for minimum bias $p+p$ (solid symbols) and Au+Au (open symbols) collisions. The errors shown are the quadratic sum of the statistical and systematic uncertainties.

The $K^*/K$ (upper panel) and $\phi/K^*$ (lower panel) yield ratios as a function of the c.m. system energies. The yield ratios for central Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$=130 [35] and 200 GeV and minimum bias $p+p$ interactions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$=200 GeV are compared to measurements from e+e- at sqrt(s) of 10.45 GeV [48], 29 GeV [49] and 91 GeV [50,51], pbar-p at sqrt(s) of 5.6 GeV [52] and pp at sqrt(s) of 27.5 GeV [53], 52.5 GeV [54] and 63 GeV [55]. The errors at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$=130 and 200 GeV correspond to the quadratic sum of the statistical and systematic errors.

The $K^*/K$ (upper panel) and $\phi/K^*$ (lower panel) yield ratios as a function of the c.m. system energies. The yield ratios for central Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$=130 [35] and 200 GeV and minimum bias $p+p$ interactions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$=200 GeV are compared to measurements from e+e- at sqrt(s) of 10.45 GeV [48], 29 GeV [49] and 91 GeV [50,51], pbar-p at sqrt(s) of 5.6 GeV [52] and pp at sqrt(s) of 27.5 GeV [53], 52.5 GeV [54] and 63 GeV [55]. The errors at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$=130 and 200 GeV correspond to the quadratic sum of the statistical and systematic errors.

The $K^{*0}$ v2 (filled stars) as a function of $p_T$ for minimum bias Au+Au collisions compared to the $K^{0}_S$ (open triangles), $\Lambda$ (open circles), and charged hadron (open diamonds) $v_2$. The errors shown are statistical only.

The $K^*$ $R_{AA}$ (filled triangles) and $R_{CP}$ (filled circles) as a function of $p_T$ compared to the $K^{0}_S$ (open circles) and $\Lambda$ (open triangles) $R_{CP}$. The errors shown are statistical only. The dashed line represents the number of binary collisions scaling. The widths of the grey bands represent the systematic uncertainties of $R_{AA}$ (left) and $R_{CP}$ (right) due to the model calculations of $N_{bin}$.

FIG. 1: (a) Raw two-particle correlation signal $Y_2$ (red), background $aB_{inc}F_2$ (solid histogram), and background systematic uncertainty from a (dashed histograms). (b) Background-subtracted two-particle correlation $\hat{Y}_2$ (red), and systematic uncertainties due to a (dashed histograms) and flow (blue histograms). (c) Raw three-particle correlation $Y_3$. (d) $ba^2Y_{inc}^2$ . (e) Sum of trig-corr-bkgd and trigger flow. Data are from 12% central Au+Au collisions. Statistical errors in (a,b) are smaller than the point size.

FIG. 1: (a) Raw two-particle correlation signal $Y_2$ (red), background $aB_{inc}F_2$ (solid histogram), and background systematic uncertainty from a (dashed histograms). (b) Background-subtracted two-particle correlation $\hat{Y}_2$ (red), and systematic uncertainties due to a (dashed histograms) and flow (blue histograms). (c) Raw three-particle correlation $Y_3$. (d) $ba^2Y_{inc}^2$ . (e) Sum of trig-corr-bkgd and trigger flow. Data are from 12% central Au+Au collisions. Statistical errors in (a,b) are smaller than the point size.

FIG. 2: Background subtracted three-particle correlations, $\hat{Y}_3$, for (a) pp, (b) d+Au, (c) 80-50% Au+Au, (d) 50-30% Au+Au, (e) 30-10% Au+Au, and (f) 12% central Au+Au. Statistical errors per bin are approximately $\pm$0.012 in (a) and $\pm$0.006 in (b), both at ($\pi$, $\pi$), and are $\pm$0.022, $\pm$0.049, $\pm$0.099 and $\pm$0.077 from (c) to (f), similar for all bins.

FIG. 2: Background subtracted three-particle correlations, $\hat{Y}_3$, for (a) pp, (b) d+Au, (c) 80-50% Au+Au, (d) 50-30% Au+Au, (e) 30-10% Au+Au, and (f) 12% central Au+Au. Statistical errors per bin are approximately $\pm$0.012 in (a) and $\pm$0.006 in (b), both at ($\pi$, $\pi$), and are $\pm$0.022, $\pm$0.049, $\pm$0.099 and $\pm$0.077 from (c) to (f), similar for all bins.

FIG. 2: Background subtracted three-particle correlations, $\hat{Y}_3$, for (a) pp, (b) d+Au, (c) 80-50% Au+Au, (d) 50-30% Au+Au, (e) 30-10% Au+Au, and (f) 12% central Au+Au. Statistical errors per bin are approximately $\pm$0.012 in (a) and $\pm$0.006 in (b), both at ($\pi$, $\pi$), and are $\pm$0.022, $\pm$0.049, $\pm$0.099 and $\pm$0.077 from (c) to (f), similar for all bins.

FIG. 2: Background subtracted three-particle correlations, $\hat{Y}_3$, for (a) pp, (b) d+Au, (c) 80-50% Au+Au, (d) 50-30% Au+Au, (e) 30-10% Au+Au, and (f) 12% central Au+Au. Statistical errors per bin are approximately $\pm$0.012 in (a) and $\pm$0.006 in (b), both at ($\pi$, $\pi$), and are $\pm$0.022, $\pm$0.049, $\pm$0.099 and $\pm$0.077 from (c) to (f), similar for all bins.

FIG. 2: Background subtracted three-particle correlations, $\hat{Y}_3$, for (a) pp, (b) d+Au, (c) 80-50% Au+Au, (d) 50-30% Au+Au, (e) 30-10% Au+Au, and (f) 12% central Au+Au. Statistical errors per bin are approximately $\pm$0.012 in (a) and $\pm$0.006 in (b), both at ($\pi$, $\pi$), and are $\pm$0.022, $\pm$0.049, $\pm$0.099 and $\pm$0.077 from (c) to (f), similar for all bins.

FIG. 2: Background subtracted three-particle correlations, $\hat{Y}_3$, for (a) pp, (b) d+Au, (c) 80-50% Au+Au, (d) 50-30% Au+Au, (e) 30-10% Au+Au, and (f) 12% central Au+Au. Statistical errors per bin are approximately $\pm$0.012 in (a) and $\pm$0.006 in (b), both at ($\pi$, $\pi$), and are $\pm$0.022, $\pm$0.049, $\pm$0.099 and $\pm$0.077 from (c) to (f), similar for all bins.

Projections of away-side three-particle correlations along the diagonal $\Sigma$ within 0 < $\Delta$ < 0.35 (squares) and along the off-diagonal $\Delta$ within |$\Sigma$| < 0.35 (points) in (a) d+Au and (b) 12% central Au+Au collisions. The shaded areas indicate systematic uncertainties on the off-diagonal projections. The histogram in (a) is the near-side off-diagonal projection. The histogram in (b) is the away-side off-diagonal projection of our result with a = b = 1. NOTE: For points with invisible error bars, the point size was considered as an absolute upper limit for the uncertainty.

Projections of away-side three-particle correlations along the diagonal $\Sigma$ within 0 < $\Delta$ < 0.35 (squares) and along the off-diagonal $\Delta$ within |$\Sigma$| < 0.35 (points) in (a) d+Au and (b) 12% central Au+Au collisions. The shaded areas indicate systematic uncertainties on the off-diagonal projections. The histogram in (a) is the near-side off-diagonal projection. The histogram in (b) is the away-side off-diagonal projection of our result with a = b = 1. NOTE: For points with invisible error bars, the point size was considered as an absolute upper limit for the uncertainty.

Three-particle correlation strength per radian$^2$ versus ($N_{part}$/2)$^{1/3}$ where $N_{part}$ is the number of participants. Some of the data points have been displaced in $N_{part}$ for clarity.