Υ\Upsilon production in U + U collisions at sNN=\sqrt{{s}_{NN}}= 193 GeV measured with the STAR experiment

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Aug 23, 2016
9 pages
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  • Phys.Rev.C 94 (2016) 6, 064904
  • Published: Dec 15, 2016
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Abstract: (APS)
We present a measurement of the inclusive production of Υ mesons in U+U collisions at sNN=193 GeV at midrapidity (|y|<1). Previous studies in central Au+Au collisions at sNN=200 GeV show a suppression of Υ(1S+2S+3S) production relative to expectations from the Υ yield in p+p collisions scaled by the number of binary nucleon-nucleon collisions (Ncoll), with an indication that the Υ(1S) state is also suppressed. The present measurement extends the number of participant nucleons in the collision (Npart) by 20% compared to Au+Au collisions, and allows us to study a system with higher energy density. We observe a suppression in both the Υ(1S+2S+3S) and Υ(1S) yields in central U+U data, which consolidates and extends the previously observed suppression trend in Au+Au collisions.
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  • 9 pages, 8 figures. Accepted in Phys.Rev.C
  • 25.75.-q
  • 14.65.Fy
  • 14.40.Pq
  • 13.20.Gd
  • Upsilon(9460): yield
  • upsilon mesons: inclusive production
  • suppression
  • quarkonium: production
  • bottomonium
  • quark gluon: plasma