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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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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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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Investigation of the breakup of a target nucleus in nucleus-nucleus collisions at an incident momentum of 4.2 GeV/c per nucleon

Bondarenko, A.I. ; Bondarenko, R.A. ; Kladnitskaya, E.N. ;
Phys.Atom.Nucl. 60 (1997) 1833-1842, 1997.
Inspire Record 1392946 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.17124

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ASYMMETRY OF pi- MESON EMISSION IN NUCLEUS-NUCLEUS COLLISIONS AS A MEASURE OF THE TARGET TO PROJECTILE RATIO OF THE NUMBERS OF INTERACTING NUCLEONS

Bartke, J. ; Ivanovskaya, I.A. ; Mehdiyev, Rashid R. ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 29 (1985) 9, 1985.
Inspire Record 203310 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.16050

Experimental data on the forward-backward asymmetry of π- emission in (d,4He,12C)181Ta interactions atp/A=4.2 GeV/c are presented. The absolute value of the asymmetry coefficient of the inclusive π- production in the nucleon-nucleonCMS decreases asAp−0.35 with increasing atomic mass of projectile nucleus. A method of obtaining the target-to-projectile ratio of the numbers of participant nucleonsNt/Np through measuring the velocity of the symmetric pion emission system is proposed. It has been found that Nt/Np∼Ap−0.73.

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Inelastic cross-sections and multiplicities of secondary charged particles produced in collisions of relativistic nuclei with carbon and tantalum at 2.3-A-GeV/c and 4.2-A-GeV/c

Grigalashvili, N.S. ; Kutsidi, N.K. ; Tevzadze, Yu.V. ; et al.
Sov.J.Nucl.Phys. 48 (1988) 301-305, 1988.
Inspire Record 457969 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.17347

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