Naslov
Systematic study of nuclear effects in p+Al,p+Au,d +Au,and 3He+Au collisions at sqrt(S_NN)=200 GeV using π0 production

Autori
Acharya U.A. ; ... ; Makek, Mihael ; ... ; Vukman, Nikola ; ... ; Zou, L.

Kolaboracija
PHENIX collaboration

Izvornik
Physical review. C (2469-9985) 105 (2022), 6; 064902, 21

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Ključne riječi
pi0 ; 200 GeV ; PHENIX ; RHIC

Sažetak
The PHENIX Collaboration presents a systematic study of inclusive π0 production from p+p, p+Al, p+Au, d+Au, and 3He+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN)= 200 GeV. Measurements were performed with different centrality selections as well as the total inelastic, 0–100%, selection for all collision systems. For 0–100% collisions, the nuclear-modification factors, RxA, are consistent with unity for pT above 8 GeV/c, but exhibit an enhancement in peripheral collisions and a suppression in central collisions. The enhancement and suppression characteristics are similar for all systems for the same centrality class. It is shown that for high-pT − π0 production, the nucleons in the d and 3He interact mostly independently with the Au nucleus and that the counterintuitive centrality dependence is likely due to a physical correlation between multiplicity and the presence of a hard scattering process. These observations disfavor models where parton energy loss has a significant contribution to nuclear modifications in small systems. Nuclear modifications at lower pT resemble the Cronin effect—an increase followed by a peak in central or inelastic collisions and a plateau in peripheral collisions. The peak height has a characteristic ordering by system size as p+Au > d+Au > 3He+Au > p+Al. For collisions with Au ions, current calculations based on initial- state cold nuclear matter effects result in the opposite order, suggesting the presence of other contributions to nuclear modifications, in particular at lower pT.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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Fizika

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