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Transverse momentum spectra of negative and positive pions produced at mid-(pseudo)rapidity in inelastic or non-single-diffractive proton-proton collisions and in central nucleus-nucleus collisions over an energy range from a few GeV to…
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We report on measurements of identified particle yields from Au-Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 62.4$ GeV made with the BRAHMS spectrometer. Here we will concentrate on the charged $K/\pi$ ratios as function of rapidity and baryo-chemical…
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