Transverse momentum and collision energy dependence of high p(T) hadron suppression in Au+Au collisions at ultrarelativistic energies

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May, 2003
6 pages
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  • Phys.Rev.Lett. 91 (2003) 172302
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Abstract:
We report high statistics measurements of inclusive charged hadron production in Au+Au and p+p collisions at \sqrtsNN=200 GeV. A large, approximately constant hadron suppression is observed in central Au+Au collisions for 5\lt\pT\lt12 GeV/c. The collision energy dependence of the yields and the centrality and \pT dependence of the suppression provide stringent constraints on theoretical models of suppression. Models incorporating initial-state gluon saturation or partonic energy loss in dense matter are largely consistent with observations. We observe no evidence of \pT-dependent suppression, which may be expected from models incorporating jet attentuation in cold nuclear matter or scattering of fragmentation hadrons.
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  • Final journal version. Data tables for figures may be downloaded from the STAR home page: http://www.star.bnl.gov --> Publications --> Access to STAR published data Journal-ref: Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 172302 (2003)
  • p p: colliding beams
  • nucleus nucleus: colliding beams
  • scattering: heavy ion
  • gold
  • hadron: multiple production
  • yield: energy dependence
  • impact parameter: dependence
  • transverse momentum dependence
  • gluon: saturation
  • parton: energy loss