J / psi suppression as evidence for high densities in nuclear collisions

Feb, 1993
11 pages
Published in:
  • Z.Phys.C 61 (1994) 351-356
Report number:
  • CERN-TH-6644-93

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Abstract: (Springer)
We determine the hadron density necessary to account forJ/ψ suppression in nuclear collisions by absorption, including the effects of nuclear stopping andJ/ψ formation time. The suppression measured in central 200 GeV/A O-U and S-U collisions cannot be obtained from interactions of theJ/ψ with the primary nucleons alone. Absorption on primary and secondary hadrons can describe these data, however, provided the density of the secondaries is at least 0.8 fm−3, i.e., five times standard nuclear density.
  • p nucleus: inclusive reaction
  • nucleus nucleus: inclusive reaction
  • scattering: heavy ion
  • heavy ion: scattering
  • oxygen
  • sulfur
  • uranium
  • central region
  • time: production
  • production: time