Transverse momentum correlations and minijet dissipation in Au-Au collisions at s(NN)**(1/2)-GeV

The collaboration
J.Phys.G 34 (2007) 799-816, 2007.

Abstract
Measurements of two-particle correlations on transverse momentum $p_t$ for Au-Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 130$ GeV are presented. Significant large-momentum-scale correlations are observed for charged primary hadrons with $0.15 \leq p_t \leq 2$ GeV/$c$ and pseudorapidity $|\eta| \leq 1.3$. Such correlations were not observed in a similar study at lower energy and are not predicted by theoretical collision models. Their direct relation to mean-$p_t$ fluctuations measured in the same angular acceptance is demonstrated. Positive correlations are observed for pairs of particles which have large $p_t$ values while negative correlations occur for pairs in which one particle has large $p_t$ and the other has much lower $p_t$. The correlation amplitudes per final state particle increase with collision centrality. The observed correlations are consistent with a scenario in which the transverse momentum of hadrons associated with initial-stage semi-hard parton scattering is dissipated by the medium to lower $p_t$.

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Data from Figure 1 a

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Symmetrized pair-density net ratios $\widehat{r} [X(p_{t1}),X(p_{t2})]-1$ for all nonidentified charged primary particles for most-central Au-Au collision events at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=130$ GeV.

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Data from Figure 1 b

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Symmetrized pair-density net ratios $\widehat{r}[X(p_{t1}),X(p_{t2})]-1$ for all nonidentified charged primary particles for mid-central Au-Au collision events at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=130$ GeV.

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Data from Figure 1 c

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Symmetrized pair-density net ratios $\widehat{r}[X(p_{t1}),X(p_{t2})]-1$ for all nonidentified charged primary particles for mid-peripheral Au-Au collision events at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=130$ GeV.

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Data from Figure 1 d

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Symmetrized pair-density net ratios $\widehat{r}[X(p_{t1}),X(p_{t2})]-1$ for all nonidentified charged primary particles for peripheral Au-Au collision events at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=130$ GeV.