Energy dependence of pion and kaon production in central Pb + Pb collisions.

The NA49 collaboration Afanasiev, S.V. ; Anticic, T. ; Barna, D. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 66 (2002) 054902, 2002.
Inspire Record 586383 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.31729

Measurements of charged pion and kaon production in central Pb+Pb collisions at 40, 80 and 158 AGeV are presented. These are compared with data at lower and higher energies as well as with results from p+p interactions. The mean pion multiplicity per wounded nucleon increases approximately linearly with s_NN^1/4 with a change of slope starting in the region 15-40 AGeV. The change from pion suppression with respect to p+p interactions, as observed at low collision energies, to pion enhancement at high energies occurs at about 40 AGeV. A non-monotonic energy dependence of the ratio of K^+ to pi^+ yields is observed, with a maximum close to 40 AGeV and an indication of a nearly constant value at higher energies.The measured dependences may be related to an increase of the entropy production and a decrease of the strangeness to entropy ratio in central Pb+Pb collisions in the low SPS energy range, which is consistent with the hypothesis that a transient state of deconfined matter is created above these energies. Other interpretations of the data are also discussed.

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The centrality of the collisions expressed as a percentage of the inelastic cross section (7.15nb), and the mean numbers of wounded nuclei.

The inverse slope parameter of the fitted transverse mass spectra.

The rapidity density averaged over the rapidity interval -0.6 to 0.6.

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Meson production in p + U, O + U and S + U interactions at 200-GeV/nucleon.

The NA38 collaboration Abreu, M.C. ; Baglin, C. ; Baldisseri, A. ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 55 (1992) 365-371, 1992.
Inspire Record 344266 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.14583

Meson production in proton, oxygen and sulphur interactions with uranium targets at 200 GeV/nucleon is studied. We measure the inclusive meson cross-section d σ/dPT2 and its evolution fromp+U to S+U. The cross-section fitted with an exponential gives an inverse slopePT0 of the order of 210 MeV/c. As a function of the neutral transverse energy,PT0 values show a slight rise followed by a plateau. The normalized difference (σ+−σ−)/σ− between positive and negative meson cross-sections is found to increase withET.

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INVESTIGATION OF THE MECHANISM OF RELATIVISTIC NUCLEUS INTERACTION FROM ANALYSIS OF C C COLLISIONS AT 4.2-GEV/C/NUCLEON. (IN RUSSIAN)

Ameev, S.Sh. ; Vinitsky, A.Kh. ; Izbasarov, M. ; et al.
Yad.Fiz. 41 (1985) 938-946, 1985.
Inspire Record 218881 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.2552

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OBSERVATION OF SLOW PION PRODUCTION IN NUCLEUS NUCLEUS INTERACTIONS

Dubinina, A.I. ; Kolganova, E.D. ; Pozharova, E.A. ; et al.
JETP Lett. 48 (1988) 251-253, 1988.
Inspire Record 271948 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.16886

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BEAM NUCLEUS ARE MIXTURE OF NE AND MG.

BEAM NUCLEUS ARE MIXTURE OF NE AND MG.

BEAM NUCLEUS ARE MIXTURE OF NE AND MG.

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PION AND KAON PRODUCTION IN COLLISIONS OF RELATIVISTIC NUCLEI WITH AN ENERGY OF 3.65-GEV/NUCLEON

Kurepin, A.B. ; Pantuev, V.S. ; Filippov, S.N. ;
JETP Lett. 47 (1988) 17-22, 1988.
Inspire Record 271432 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.16889

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Collective expansion in high energy heavy ion collisions.

The NA44 collaboration Bearden, I.G. ; Boggild, H. ; Boissevain, J. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 78 (1997) 2080-2083, 1997.
Inspire Record 426801 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.52345

Transverse mass spectra of pions, kaons, and protons from the symmetric heavy-ion collisions 200 A GeV S+S and 158 A GeV Pb+Pb, measured in the NA44 focusing spectrometer at CERN, are presented. The mass dependence of the slope parameters provides evidence of collective transverse flow from expansion of the system in heavy-ion induced central collisions.

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(1/MT)*d(N)/d(MT) = A *exp(-MT/SLOPE).

(1/MT)*d(N)/d(MT) = A *exp(-MT/SLOPE).

The SLOPE from the parameterization of (1/MT)*d(N)/d(MT) = A*exp(-MT/SLOPE)is fitted as follows SLOPE = CONST(C=1) + M(hadron)*CONST(C=2)**2.