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Charmonium Production at High $p_t$ at RHIC

Nuclear Theory 2008-06-10 v1

Abstract

We calculate transverse-momentum (ptp_t) spectra and elliptic flow of J/ψJ/\psi's in AuAu-AuAu and CuCu-CuCu collisions at RHIC. We employ an earlier constructed 2-component approach for direct and regenerated charmonia which is fairly consistent with the centrality dependence of inclusive J/ψJ/\psi yields at SPS and RHIC. Discrepancies with high-ptp_t data in CuCu-CuCu collisions are addressed by implementing effects of a finite formation time and an estimate of BB meson feeddown, which largely resolve the problem. The sensitivity of the spectra to the Cronin effect and different in-medium dissociation rates is studied. The predicted elliptic flow in semicentral AuAu-AuAu collisions is rather small, \sim2-3%.

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@article{arxiv.0806.1239,
  title  = {Charmonium Production at High $p_t$ at RHIC},
  author = {Xingbo Zhao and Ralf Rapp},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0806.1239},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

6 pages, 8 figures, proceeding for 24th Winter Workshop on Nuclear Dynamics

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