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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.

13 data tables

Table 1

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

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

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

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Analyzing the features of pi- mesons and protons from A C interactions at a momentum of p = 4.2-GeV/c per projectile nucleon on the basis of the FRITIOF model.

Baatar, T. ; Bondarenko, A.I. ; Bondarenko, R.A. ; et al.

Phys.Atom.Nucl. 63 (2000) 839-844, 2000.

Inspire Record 533011 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.17089

The mean multiplicities of π− mesons and protons originating from pC, dC, αC, and CC interactions at a momentum of p=4.2 GeV/c per projectile nucleon and the distributions of these particles in kinematical variables are presented. These experimental distributions are compared with the corresponding predictions obtained on the basis of the FRITIOF model. It is shown that the FRITIOF version used in the present analysis describes satisfactorily our experimental data.

16 data tables

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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.

33 data tables

Table 1

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

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The inverse slope parameter of the fitted transverse mass spectra.

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

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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.

4 data tables

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CENTRAL COLLISIONS, PRELIMINARY DATA.

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CENTRAL COLLISIONS, PRELIMINARY DATA.

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CENTRAL COLLISIONS, PRELIMINARY DATA.

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Subthreshold anti-proton production in nucleon nucleus and nucleus-nucleus collisions

Baldin, A.A. ; Gavrilov, Yu.K. ; Guber, F.F. ; et al.

Nucl.Phys.A 519 (1990) 407C-411C, 1990.

Inspire Record 306204 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.36821

New experimental data on antiproton production by carbon and deutron ions on copper and carbon nuclei at 3.65 GeV/nucleon and by proton at 3.65–8.1 GeV incident energy were obtained. Production angle is 24° and antiproton momentum is 0.8 GeV/c in the laboratory system.

5 data tables

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