Deuteron-Nucleus Collisions in a Multi-Phase Transport Model
Nuclear Theory
2009-11-10 v4
Abstract
Using a multi-phase transport (AMPT) model, we study pseudo-rapidity distributions and transverse momentum spectra in deuteron-gold collisions at RHIC. We find that final-state partonic and hadronic interactions affect the transverse momentum spectrum of protons more than those of kaons or pions. Relative to p+p collisions at same center-of-mass energy per nucleon pair, the effect of final-state interactions on the charged particle transverse momentum spectra in d+Au collisions is much smaller than observed in experimental data, indicating that initial-state effects such as the Cronin effect are important.
Cite
@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0301025,
title = {Deuteron-Nucleus Collisions in a Multi-Phase Transport Model},
author = {Zi-wei Lin and Che Ming Ko},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0301025},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
10 pages, 15 figures, revtex4. Much expanded by adding results on transverse momentum spectra