Properties of matter at forward rapidities at RHIC

Dieter Röhrich, I. Arsene, I. G. Bearden, D. Beavis, C. Besliu, B. Budick, H. Bøggild, C. Chasman, C. H. Christensen, P. Christiansen, J. Cibor, R. Debbe, E. Enger, J. J. Gaardhøje, M. Germinario, K. Hagel, H. Ito, A. Jipa, F. Jundt, J. I. JørdreC. E. Jørgensen, R. Karabowicz, E. J. Kim, T. Kozik, T. M. Larsen, J. H. Lee, Y. K. Lee, S. Lindal, R. Lystad, G. Løvhøiden, Z. Majka, A. Makeev, M. Mikelsen, M. Murray, J. Natowitz, B. Neumann, B. S. Nielsen, D. Ouerdane, R. Płaneta, F. Rami, C. Ristea, O. Ristea, B. H. Samset, D. Sandberg, S. Sanders, R. A. Sheetz, P. Staszel, T. S. Tveter, F. Videbæk, R. Wada, H. Yang, Z. Yin, I. S. Zgura

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    Abstract

    The BRAHMS experiment at RHIC has measured pions, kaons and protons and their antiparticles over a wide range of rapidity and transverse momenta. Au+Au collisions, d+Au and p+p interactions have been studied. From the net-proton rapidity distribution a stopping power of 73% can be deduced for central Au+Au collisions. The rapidity distributions of produced particles exhibit Gaussian shapes. At midrapidity the nuclear modification factor for central Au+Au collisions shows a strong pion suppression at intermediate transverse momenta; a suppression which is even stronger at forward rapidities. The nuclear modification factor for d+Au changes from a Cronin-like enhancement of charged hadrons at midrapidity to a suppression at forward rapidities.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)295-298
    Number of pages4
    JournalNuclear Physics A
    Volume749
    Issue number1-4 SUPPL.
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Mar 7 2005

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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