Centrality Dependence of Inclusive Identified Hadrons in PHENIX
Nuclear Experiment
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Results of identified charged hadrons produced in Au+Au collisions at GeV as a function of centrality are discussed. The of protons and antiprotons is significantly larger than in p--p collisions at the same center of mass energy. Its scaling with the number of participant nucleons, an increase of from peripheral to central, may be due to radial expansion. In a hydrodynamical picture a simultaneous fit of pions, kaons and protons is consistent with a radial flow velocity of and a temperature of MeV for the 5% most central collisions. Dominant proton yields at GeV/c and antiproton yields at GeV/c may be explained by a combination of suppression of pion yields at high and the boost of low protons to high from radial flow.
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@article{arxiv.nucl-ex/0206016,
title = {Centrality Dependence of Inclusive Identified Hadrons in PHENIX},
author = {J. M. Burward-Hoy},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-ex/0206016},
year = {2007}
}