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Dilepton measurements with CERES

Nuclear Experiment 2009-04-14 v1

Abstract

We report on dilepton measurements for central Pb on Au collisions at the top CERN SPS energy with the upgraded CERES experiment. The dilepton mass spectrum of 2000 data with improved mass resolution shows an enhancement over the expectation from hadron decays that is well described by a model including a strong broadening of the ρ\rho spectral function. The measured excess yield excludes the dropping mass scenario. We also report on the ϕ\phi meson measured simultaneously both in the K+KK^+K^- and in the dilepton decay channel for the first time in high energy heavy-ion collisions. An excellent agreement is found between the rapidity densities and the shape of the measured tranverse momentum spectrum. The data rule out a possible enhancement of the ϕ\phi yield in the leptonic over hadronic channel by a factor larger than 1.6 at 95% CL. CERES results are in agreement with NA49 results.

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@article{arxiv.0802.2679,
  title  = {Dilepton measurements with CERES},
  author = {A. Marin and for CERES Collaboration},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.2679},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Proceedings of 4th International Workshop on Critical Point and Onset Deconfinement, Darmstadt, Germany, 9-13 Jul 2007

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