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1. System-size and centrality dependence of charged kaon and pion production in nucleus-nucleus collisions at 40A GeV and158A GeV beam energy

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NA49 Collaboration, Anticic, T., Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Beck, H., Betev, L., Bialkowska, H., Blume, C., Bogusz, M., Boimska, B., Book, J., Botje, M., Buncic, P., Cetner, T., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J. G., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gazdzicki, M., Grebieszkow, K., Höhne, C., Kadija, K., Karev, A., Kliemant, M., Kolesnikov, V. I., Kollegger, T., Kowalski, M., Kresan, D., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., van Leeuwen, M., Lungwitz, B., Mackowiak, M., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A. I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G. L., Mitrovski, M., Mrowczynski, St., Nicolic, V., Palla, G., Panagiotou, A. D., Peryt, W., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Pühlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczynski, M., Rybicki, 1 A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Sikler, F., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Ströbele, H., Susa, T., Szuba, M., Utvic, M., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G. I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranic, D., Wlodarczyk, Z., and Wojtaszek-Szwarc, A.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Measurements of charged pion and kaon production are presented in centrality selected Pb+Pb collisions at 40A GeV and 158A GeV beam energy as well as in semi-central C+C and Si+Si interactions at 40A GeV. Transverse mass spectra, rapidity spectra and total yields are determined as a function of centrality. The system-size and centrality dependence of relative strangeness production in nucleus-nucleus collisions at 40A GeV and 158A GeV beam energy are derived from the data presented here and published data for C+C and Si+Si collisions at 158A GeV beam energy. At both energies a steep increase with centrality is observed for small systems followed by a weak rise or even saturation for higher centralities. This behavior is compared to calculations using transport models (UrQMD and HSD), a percolation model and the core-corona approach., Comment: 32 pages, 14 figures, 4 tables, typo table II corrected

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2012
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2. Energy dependence of phi meson production in central Pb+Pb collisions at sqrt(s_nn) = 6 to 17 GeV

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Alt, C., Anticic, T., Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Betev, L., Bialkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Bramm, R., Buncic, P., Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J. G., Csato, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Flierl, D., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gal, J., Gazdzicki, M., Genchev, V., Georgopoulos, G., Galadysz, E., Grebieszkow, K., Hegyi, S., Hoehne, C., Kadija, K., Karev, A., Kikola, D., Kliemant, M., Kniege, S., Kolesnikov, V. I., Kollegger, T., Kornas, E., Korus, R., Kowalski, M., Kraus, I., Kreps, M., Kresan, D., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., van Leeuwen, M., Levai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A. I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G. L., Mischke, A., Mitrovski, M., Molnar, J., Mrowczynski, St., Nicolic, V., Palla, G., Panagiotou, A. D., Panayotov, D., Petridis, A., Peryt, W., Pikna, M., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Puehlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczynski, M., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Sikler, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strabel, C., Stroebele, H., Susa, T., Szentpetery, I., Sziklai, J., Szuba, M., Szymanski, P., Trubnikov, V., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G. I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranic, D., Wetzler, A., Walodarczyk, Z., Yoo, I. K., and Zimanyi, J.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Phi meson production is studied by the NA49 Collaboration in central Pb+Pb collisions at 20A, 30A, 40A, 80A and 158A GeV beam energy. The data are compared with measurements at lower and higher energies and to microscopic and thermal models. The energy dependence of yields and spectral distributions is compatible with the assumption that partonic degrees of freedom set in at low SPS energies., Comment: 18 pages, 12 figures, 6 tables

Published
2008
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3. Energy Dependence of Multiplicity Fluctuations in Heavy Ion Collisions at the CERN SPS

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The NA49 Collaboration and Lungwitz, B.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Multiplicity fluctuations of positively, negatively and all charged hadrons in the forward hemisphere were studied in central Pb+Pb collisions at 20A, 30A, 40A, 80A and 158A GeV. The multiplicity distributions and their scaled variances are presented in dependence of collision energy as well as of rapidity and transverse momentum. The distributions have bell-like shape and their scaled variances are in the range from 0.8 to 1.2 without any significant structure in their energy dependence. No indication of the critical point in fluctuations are observed. The string-hadronic model UrQMD significantly overpredicts the mean, but approximately reproduces the scaled variance of the multiplicity distributions. The predictions of the statistical hadron-resonance gas model obtained within the grand-canonical and canonical ensembles disagree with the measured scaled variances. The narrower than Poissonian multiplicity fluctuations measured in numerous cases may be explained by the impact of conservation laws on fluctuations in relativistic systems., Comment: 26 pages, 34 figures, updated version including referee comments

Published
2007
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4. Multiplicity Fluctuations in Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions: Dependence on Energy and Atomic Number

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Konchakovski, V. P., Lungwitz, B., Gorenstein, M. I., and Bratkovskaya, E. L.

Subjects
Nuclear Theory
Abstract

Event-by-event multiplicity fluctuations in central C+C, S+S, In+In, and Pb+Pb as well as p+p collisions at bombarding energies from 10 to 160 AGeV are studied within the HSD and UrQMD microscopic transport approaches. Our investigation is directly related to the future experimental program of the NA61 Collaboration at the SPS for a search of the QCD critical point. The dependence on energy and atomic mass number of the scaled variances for negative, positive, and all charged hadrons is presented and compared to the results of the model of independent sources. Furthermore, the nucleus-nucleus results from the transport calculations are compared to inelastic proton-proton collisions for reference. We find a dominant role of the participant number fluctuations in nucleus-nucleus reactions at finite impact parameter $b$. In order to reduce the influence of the participant numbers fluctuations on the charged particle multiplicity fluctuations only the most central events have to be selected. Accordingly, the samples of the 1% most central nucleus-nucleus collisions with the largest numbers of the projectile participants are studied. The results are compared with those for collisions at zero impact parameter. A strong influence of the centrality selection criteria on the multiplicity fluctuations is pointed out. Our findings are essential for an optimal choice of colliding nuclei and bombarding energies for the experimental search of the QCD critical point., Comment: 26 pages, 12 figures, extended version, to be published in Phys. Rev. C

Published
2007
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5. Multiplicity fluctuations in relativistic nuclear collisions

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Hauer, M., Begun, V. V., Gazdzicki, M., Gorenstein, M. I., Konchakovski, V. P., and Lungwitz, B.

Subjects
Nuclear Theory
Abstract

Multiplicity distributions of hadrons produced in central nucleus-nucleus collisions are studied within the hadron-resonance gas model in the large volume limit. In the canonical ensemble conservation of three charges (baryon number, electric charge, and strangeness) is enforced. In addition, in the micro-canonical ensemble energy conservation is included. An analytical method is used to account for resonance decays. Multiplicity distributions and scaled variances for negatively charged hadrons are presented along the chemical freeze-out line of central Pb+Pb (Au+Au) collisions from SIS to LHC energies. Predictions obtained within different statistical ensembles are compared with preliminary NA49 experimental results on central Pb+Pb collisions in the SPS energy range. The measured fluctuations are significantly narrower than a Poisson reference distribution, and clearly favor expectations for the micro-canonical ensemble., Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures

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2007
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6. Event-by-event transverse momentum fluctuations in nuclear collisions at CERN SPS

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Grebieszkow, K., Alt, C., Anticic, T., Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Betev, L., Białkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Bramm, R., Bunčić, P., Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J. G., Csató, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Flierl, D., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gál, J., Gaździcki, M., Genchev, V., Georgopoulos, G., Gładysz, E., Hegyi, S., Höhne, C., Kadija, K., Karev, A., Kikola, D., Kliemant, M., Kniege, S., Kolesnikov, V. I., Kornas, E., Korus, R., Kowalski, M., Kraus, I., Kreps, M., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., van Leeuwen, M., Lévai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A. I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G. L., Mischke, A., Mitrovski, M., Molnár, J., Mrówczyński, St., Nicolic, V., Pálla, G., Panagiotou, A. D., Panayotov, D., Petridis, A., Peryt, W., Pikna, M., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Pühlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczyński, M., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Siklér, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strabel, C., Ströbele, H., Susa, T., Szentpétery, I., Sziklai, J., Szuba, M., Szymanski, P., Trubnikov, V., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G. I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranić, D., Wetzler, A., Włodarczyk, Z., Wojtaszek, A., Yoo, I. K., and Zimányi, J.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The latest NA49 results on event-by-event transverse momentum fluctuations are presented for central Pb+Pb interactions over the whole SPS energy range (20A - 158A GeV). Two different methods are applied: evaluating the $\Phi_{p_{T}}$ fluctuation measure and studying two-particle transverse momentum correlations. The obtained results are compared to predictions of the UrQMD model. The results on the energy dependence are compared to the NA49 data on the system size dependence. The NA61 (SHINE, NA49-future) strategy of searching of the QCD critical end-point is also discussed., Comment: proceedings article from CPOD07 (figure 7 - updated, reference 2 - modified)

Published
2007

7. Multiplicity fluctuations in relativistic nuclear collisions: statistical model versus experimental data

Author

Begun, V. V., Gazdzicki, M., Gorenstein, M. I., Hauer, M., Konchakovski, V. P., and Lungwitz, B.

Subjects
Nuclear Theory
Abstract

The multiplicity distributions of hadrons produced in central nucleus-nucleus collisions are studied within the hadron-resonance gas model in the large volume limit. The microscopic correlator method is used to enforce conservation of three charges - baryon number, electric charge, and strangeness - in the canonical ensemble. In addition, in the micro-canonical ensemble energy conservation is included. An analytical method is used to account for resonance decays. The multiplicity distributions and the scaled variances for negatively, positively, and all charged hadrons are calculated along the chemical freeze-out line of central Pb+Pb (Au+Au) collisions from SIS to LHC energies. Predictions obtained within different statistical ensembles are compared with the preliminary NA49 experimental results on central Pb+Pb collisions in the SPS energy range. The measured fluctuations are significantly narrower than the Poisson ones and clearly favor expectations for the micro-canonical ensemble. Thus this is a first observation of the recently predicted suppression of the multiplicity fluctuations in relativistic gases in the thermodynamical limit due to conservation laws., Comment: 27 pages, 9 figures, corrected references

Published
2006
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10. Energy dependence of fluctuations in central Pb+Pb collisions from NA49 at the CERN SPS

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Rybczynski, M., Alt, C., Anticic, T., Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Betev, L., Bialkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Bramm, R., Buncic, P., Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J.G., Csato, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Flierl, D., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gal, J., Gazdzicki, M., Genchev, V., Gladysz, E., Grebieszkow, K., Hegyi, S., Hohne, C., Kadija, K., Karev, A., Kikola, D., Kliemant, M., Kniege, S., Kolesnikov, V.I., Kornas, E., Kowalski, M., Kraus, I., Kreps, M., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., van Leeuwen, M., Levai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A.I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G.L., Mischke, A., Mitrovski, M., Molnar, J., Mrowczynski, St., Nicolic, V., Palla, G., Panagiotou, A.D., Panayotov, D., Petridis, A., Peryt, W., Pikna, M., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Puhlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Sikler, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strabel, C., Strobele, H., Susa, T., Szentpetery, I., Sziklai, J., Szuba, M., Szymanski, P., Trubnikov, V., Utvic, M., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G.I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranic, D., Wetzler, A., Wlodarczyk, Z., Wojtaszek, A., Yoo, I.K., and Zimanyi, J.

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Large Hadron Collider, FOS: Physical sciences, Collision, Critical point (mathematics), Nuclear physics, Transverse momentum, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, Multiplicity (chemistry), Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), Nuclear Experiment, Multiplicity distribution
Abstract

The latest NA49 results on fluctuations of multiplicity and average transverse-momentum analyzed on an event-by-event basis are presented for central Pb+Pb interactions over the whole SPS energy range (20A - 158A GeV). The scaled variance of the multiplicity distribution decreases with collision energy whereas the $\Phi_{p_{T}}$ measure of $$ fluctuations is small and independent of collision energy. Thus in central Pb+Pb collisions these fluctuations do not show an indication of the critical point of strongly interacting matter., Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, talk presented at Quark Matter 2008 Reference added and some typos corrected

Published
2012

11. High Transverse Momentum Hadron Spectra at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=17.3$ GeV, in Pb+Pb and p+p Collisions, Measured by CERN-NA49

Author

Anticic, T, Baatar, B, Barna, D, Bartke, J, Betev, L, Bialkowska, H, Blume, C, Boimska, B, Botje, M, Bracinik, J, Bramm, R, Buncic, P, Cerny, V, Christakoglou, P, Chung, P, Chvala, O, Cramer, J G, Csató, P, Dinkelaker, P, Eckardt, V, Flierl, D, Fodor, Z, Foka, P, Friese, V, Gál, J, Gazdzicki, M, Genchev, V, Georgopoulos, G, Gladysz-Dziadus, E, Grebieszkow, K, Hegyi, S, Höhne, C, Kadija, K, Karev, A, Kikola, D, Kliemant, M, Kniege, S, Kolesnikov, V I, Kornas, E, Korus, R, Kowalski, M, Kraus, I, Kreps, M, Laszlo, A, Lacey, R, Van Leeuwen, M, Lévai, Peter, Litov, L, Lungwitz, B, Makariev, M, Malakhov, A I, Mateev, M, Melkumov, G L, Mischke, A, Mitrovski, M, Molnár, J, Mrówczynski, S, Nicolic, V, Pálla, G, Panagiotou, A D, Panayotov, D, Petridis, A, Peryt, W, Pikna, M, Pluta, J, Prindle, D, Pühlhofer, F, Renfordt, R, Roland, C, Roland, G, Rybczynski, M, Rybicki, A, Sandoval, A, Schmitz, N, Schuster, T, Seyboth, P, Siklér, F, Sitár, B, Skrzypczak, E, Slodkowski, M, Stefanek, G, Stock, R, Strabel, C, Ströbele, H, Susa, T, Szentpétery, I, Sziklai, J, Szuba, M, Szymanski, P, Trubnikov, V, Varga, D, Vassiliou, M, Veres, G I, Vesztergombi, G, Vranic, D, Wetzler, A, Wlodarczyk, Z, Wojtaszek, A, Yoo, I K, and Zimányi, J

Subjects
Nuclear Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Transverse momentum spectra up to 4.5 GeV/c around midrapidity of $\pi^{\pm}, p, pbar, K^{\pm}$ in Pb+Pb reactions were measured at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=17.3$ GeV by the CERN-NA49 experiment. The nuclear modification factors $R_{AA}$ and $R_{CP}$ were extracted and are compared to RHIC results at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=200$ GeV. The modification factor $R_{AA}$ shows a rapid increase with transverse momentum in the covered region. This indicates that the Cronin effect is the dominating effect in our energy range. The modification factor $R_{CP}$, in which the contribution of the Cronin effect is reduced, shows a saturation well below unity in the $\pi^{\pm}$ channel. The extracted $R_{CP}$ values follow the 200 GeV RHIC results closely in the available transverse momentum range, except for $\pi^{\pm}$ above 2.5 GeV/c transverse momentum. There the measured suppression is smaller than that observed at RHIC.

Published
2012

12. System-size and centrality dependence of charged kaon and pion production in nucleus-nucleus collisions at 40A GeV and 158A GeV beam energy

Author

Anticic, T. Baatar, B. Barna, D. Bartke, J. Beck, H. Betev, L. Białkowska, H. Blume, C. Bogusz, M. Boimska, B. Book, J. Botje, M. Bunčić, P. Cetner, T. Christakoglou, P. Chung, P. Chvala, O. Cramer, J.G. Dinkelaker, P. Eckardt, V. Fodor, Z. Foka, P. Friese, V. Gadzicki, M. Grebieszkow, K. Höhne, C. Kadija, K. Karev, A. Kliemant, M. Kolesnikov, V.I. Kollegger, T. Kowalski, M. Kresan, D. Laszlo, A. Lacey, R. Van Leeuwen, M. Lungwitz, B. MacKowiak, M. Makariev, M. Malakhov, A.I. Mateev, M. Melkumov, G.L. Mitrovski, M. Mrówczyński, S. Nicolic, V. Pálla, G. Panagiotou, A.D. Peryt, W. Pluta, J. Prindle, D. Pühlhofer, F. Renfordt, R. Roland, C. Roland, G. Rybczyński, M. Rybicki, A. Sandoval, A. Schmitz, N. Schuster, T. Seyboth, P. Siklér, F. Skrzypczak, E. Slodkowski, M. Stefanek, G. Stock, R. Ströbele, H. Susa, T. Szuba, M. Utvić, M. Varga, D. Vassiliou, M. Veres, G.I. Vesztergombi, G. Vranić, D. Włodarczyk, Z. Wojtaszek-Szwarc, A.

Subjects
Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Measurements of charged pion and kaon production are presented in centrality selected Pb+Pb collisions at 40A GeV and 158A GeV beam energy as well as in semicentral C+C and Si+Si interactions at 40A GeV. Transverse mass spectra, rapidity spectra, and total yields are determined as a function of centrality. The system-size and centrality dependence of relative strangeness production in nucleus-nucleus collisions at 40A GeV and 158A GeV beam energy are derived from the data presented here and from published data for C+C and Si+Si collisions at 158A GeV beam energy. At both energies a steep increase with centrality is observed for small systems followed by a weak rise or even saturation for higher centralities. This behavior is compared to calculations using transport models (ultra-relativistic quantum molecular dynamics and hadron-string dynamics), a percolation model, and the core-corona approach. © 2012 American Physical Society.

Published
2012

14. Three-dimensional two-pion source image from Pb +Pb collisions at √sNN = 17.3 GeV : New constraints for source breakup dynamics

Author

Alt, C., Antičić, Tome, Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Betev, L., Bialkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Bunčić, Predrag, Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J.G., Csato, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Flierl, D., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gal, J., Gazdzicki, M., Genchev, V., Gladysz, E., Grebieszkow, K., Hegyi, S., Hohne, C., Kadija, Krešo, Karev, A., Kniege, S., Kolesnikov, V. I., Korus, R., Kowalski, M., Kreps, M., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., van Leeuwen, M., Levai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A. I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G. L., Mitrovski, M., Molnar, J., Mrowczynski, St., Nikolić, Vedran, Palla, G., Panagiotou, A. D., Panayotov, D., Petridis, A., Peryt, W, Pikna, M., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Puhlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczynski, M., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Sikler, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strabel, C., Strobele, H., Šuša, Tatjana, Szentpetery, I., Sziklai, J., Szuba, M., Szymanski, P., Trubnikov, V., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G. I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranić, Danilo, Wlodarczyk, Z., Wojtaszek, A., Yoo, I. K., Alexanders, J. M., Danielewicz, P., Kisiel, A., and Pratt, S.

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear Theory, Physics::Accelerator Physics, CERN, SPS, NA49, source imaging, pions, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Source imaging methodology is used to provide a three-dimensional two-pion source function for midrapidity pion pairs with pT < 70 MeV/c in central (0–7%) Pb + Pb collisions at √sNN = 17.3 GeV. Prominent non-Gaussian tails are observed in the pion pair transverse momentum (outward) and in the beam (longitudinal) directions. Model calculations reproduce them with the assumption of Bjorken longitudinal boost invariance and transverse flow blast-wave dynamics ; they also yield a proper time for breakup and emission duration for the pion source.

Published
2010

15. Search for the QCD critical point in nuclear collisions at 158A GeV at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS)

Author

Anticic, T. Baatar, B. Barna, D. Bartke, J. Betev, L. Białkowska, H. Blume, C. Boimska, B. Botje, M. Bracinik, J. Bunčić, P. Cerny, V. Christakoglou, P. Chung, P. Chvala, O. Cramer, J.G. Dinkelaker, P. Eckardt, V. Fodor, Z. Foka, P. Friese, V. Gaździcki, M. Genchev, V. Grebieszkow, K. Höhne, C. Kadija, K. Karev, A. Kolesnikov, V.I. Kowalski, M. Kreps, M. Laszlo, A. Lacey, R. Van Leeuwen, M. Lungwitz, B. Makariev, M. Malakhov, A.I. Mateev, M. Melkumov, G.L. Mitrovski, M. Mrówczyński, S. Nicolic, V. Pálla, G. Panagiotou, A.D. Petridis, A. Peryt, W. Pikna, M. Pluta, J. Prindle, D. Pühlhofer, F. Renfordt, R. Roland, C. Roland, G. Rybczyński, M. Rybicki, A. Sandoval, A. Schmitz, N. Schuster, T. Seyboth, P. Siklér, F. Sitar, B. Skrzypczak, E. Slodkowski, M. Stefanek, G. Stock, R. Ströbele, H. Susa, T. Szuba, M. Varga, D. Vassiliou, M. Veres, G.I. Vesztergombi, G. Vranić, D. Włodarczyk, Z. Antoniou, N.G. Diakonos, F.K. Mavromanolakis, G.

Subjects
Nuclear Theory, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Pion production in nuclear collisions at the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) is investigated with the aim to search, in a restricted domain of the phase diagram, for power laws in the behavior of correlations that are compatible with critical QCD. We analyzed interactions of nuclei of different sizes (p+p, C+C, Si+Si, Pb+Pb) at 158A GeV adopting, as appropriate observables, scaled factorial moments in a search for intermittent fluctuations in transverse dimensions. The analysis is performed for π+π- pairs with an invariant mass very close to the two-pion threshold. In this sector one may capture critical fluctuations of the sigma component in a hadronic medium, even if the σ meson has no well-defined vacuum state. It turns out that for the Pb+Pb system the proposed analysis technique cannot be applied without entering the invariant mass region with strong Coulomb correlations. As a result the treatment becomes inconclusive in this case. Our results for the other systems indicate the presence of power-law fluctuations in the freeze-out state of Si+Si approaching in size the prediction of critical QCD. © 2010 The American Physical Society.

Published
2010

16. Search for the QCD critical point in nuclear collisions at the CERN SPS

Author

Anticic, T., Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Betev, L., Bialkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Buncic, P., Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J.G., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gazdzicki, M., Genchev, V., Grebieszkow, K., Hohne, C., Kadija, K., Karev, A., Kolesnikov, V.I., Kowalski, M., Kreps, M., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., van Leeuwen, M., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A.I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G.L., Mitrovski, M., Mrowczynski, St., Nicolic, V., Palla, G., Panagiotou, A.D., Petridis, A., Peryt, W., Pikna, M., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Puhlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczynski, M., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Sikler, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strobele, H., Susa, T., Szuba, M., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G.I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranic, D., Wlodarczyk, Z., Antoniou, N.G., Diakonos, F.K., and Mavromanolakis, G.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), Nuclear Theory, FOS: Physical sciences, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), Nuclear Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

Pion production in nuclear collisions at the SPS is investigated with the aim to search, in a restricted domain of the phase diagram, for power-laws in the behavior of correlations which are compatible with critical QCD. We have analyzed interactions of nuclei of different size (p+p, C+C, Si+Si, Pb+Pb) at 158$A$ GeV adopting, as appropriate observables, scaled factorial moments in a search for intermittent fluctuations in transverse dimensions. The analysis is performed for $\pi^+\pi^-$ pairs with invariant mass very close to the two-pion threshold. In this sector one may capture critical fluctuations of the sigma component in a hadronic medium, even if the $\sigma$-meson has no well defined vacuum state. It turns out that for the Pb+Pb system the proposed analysis technique cannot be applied without entering the invariant mass region with strong Coulomb correlations. As a result the treatment becomes inconclusive in this case. Our results for the other systems indicate the presence of power-law fluctuations in the freeze-out state of Si+Si approaching in size the prediction of critical QCD., Comment: 31 pages, 11 figures

Published
2009

17. Search for the QCD critical point at SPS energies

Author

Anticic, T., Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Betev, L., Bialkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Buncic, P., Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J.G., Csato, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gal, J., Gazdzicki, M., Genchev, V., Gladysz, E., Grebieszkow, K., Hegyi, S., Hohne, C., Kadija, K., Karev, A., Kikola, D., Kolesnikov, V.I., Kornas, E., Korus, R., Kowalski, M., Kreps, M., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., van Leeuwen, M., Levai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A.I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G.L., Mischke, A., Mitrovski, M., Mrowczynski, St., Palla, G., Panagiotou, A.D., Petridis, A., Peryt, W., Pikna, M., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Puhlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczynski, M., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Sikler, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strabel, C., Strobele, H., Susa, T., Szentpetery, I., Sziklai, J., Szuba, M., Szymanski, P., Trubnikov, V., Utvic, M., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G.I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranic, D., Wlodarczyk, Z., Wojtaszek-Szwarc, A., Yoo, I.K., Abgrall, N., Aduszkiewicz, A., Andrieu, B., Antoniou, N., Argyriades, J., Asryan, A.G., Blondel, A., Blumer, J., Boldizsar, L., Bravar, A., Brzychczyk, J., Bubak, A., Bunyatov, S.A., Choi, K.-U., Cleymans, J., Derkach, D.A., Diakonos, F., Dominik, W., Dumarchez, J., Engel, R., Ereditato, A., Feofilov, G.A., Ferrero, A., Golubeva, M., Grzeszczuk, A., Guber, F., Hasegawa, T., Haungs, A., Igolkin, S., Ivanov, A.S., Ivashkin, A., Katrynska, N., Kielczewska, D., Kisiel, J., Kobayashi, T., Kolev, D., Kolevatov, R.S., Kondratiev, V.P., Kowalski, S., Kurepin, A., Lyubushkin, V.V., Majka, Z., Marchionni, A., Marcinek, A., Maris, I., Matveev, V., Meregaglia, A., Messina, M., Mijakowski, P., Montaruli, T., Murphy, S., Nakadaira, T., Naumenko, P.A., Nikolic, V., Nishikawa, K., Palczewski, T., Planeta, R., Popov, B.A., Posiadala, M., Przewlocki, P., Rauch, W., Ravonel, M., Rohrich, D., Rondio, E., Rossi, B., Roth, M., Rubbia, A., Sadovsky, A., Sakashita, K., Sekiguchi, T., Shibata, M., Sissakian, A.N., Sorin, A.S., Staszel, P., Stepaniak, J., Stroebele, H., Tada, M., Taranenko, A., Tsenov, R., Ulrich, R., Unger, M., Vechernin, V.V., and Zipper, W.

Subjects
Quantum chromodynamics, Physics, Particle physics, High Energy Physics::Lattice, Lattice field theory, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Nuclear Theory, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Critical point (thermodynamics), Quantum electrodynamics, Transverse momentum, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract

Lattice QCD calculations locate the QCD critical point at energies accessible at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS). We present average transverse momentum and multiplicity fluctuations, as well as baryon and anti-baryon transverse mass spectra which are expected to be sensitive to effects of the critical point. The future CP search strategy of the NA61/SHINE experiment at the SPS is also discussed., Comment: EPS HEP09 proceedings, July 16-22 2009, Krakow, Poland

Published
2009

18. System-size dependence of $\Lambda$ and $\Xi$ production in nucleus-nucleus collisions at 40A and 158A GeV measured at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron

Author

Anticic, T., Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Beck, H., Betev, L., Bialkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Book, J., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Buncic, P., Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J.G., Csato, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gal, J., Gazdzicki, M., Genchev, V., Gladysz, E., Grebieszkow, K., Hegyi, S., Hohne, C., Kadija, K., Karev, A., Kresan, D., Kolesnikov, V.I., Kowalski, M., Kraus, I., Kreps, M., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., van Leeuwen, M., Levai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A.I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G.L., Meurer, C., Mischke, A., Mitrovski, M., Molnar, J., Mrowczynski, St., Nicolic, V., Palla, G., Panagiotou, A.D., Panayotov, D., Petridis, A., Peryt, W., Pikna, M., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Puhlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczynski, M., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Sikler, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strabel, C., Strobele, H., Susa, T., Szentpetery, I., Sziklai, J., Szuba, M., Szymanski, P., Utvic, M., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G.I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranic, D., Wlodarczyk, Z., Wojtaszek, A., and Yoo, I.K.

Subjects
FOS: Physical sciences, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Results on Lambda, Anti-lambda, and Xi- production in centrality selected Pb+Pb reactions at 40A and 158A GeV and in near-central C+C and Si+Si reactions at 158A GeV are presented. Transverse mass spectra, rapidity spectra, and multiplicities in dependence of the system size are discussed. Comparisons to transport models (UrQMD2.3 and HSD) and to the core-corona approach are performed. While Lambda and Anti-lambda production can be described by transport models reasonably well, these models do not agree with the Xi- measurements. On the other hand, the core-corona picture fits very well the system-size dependence of Lambda and Xi-, while it agrees less well with the Anti-lambda data., 13 pages, 12 figures. Revised version as accepted by Phys. Rev. C

Published
2009

19. Energy dependence of particle ratio fluctuations in central Pb+Pb collisions from sqrt(sNN)=6.3 to 17.3 GeV

Author

Alt, C., Antičić, Tome, Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Betev, L., Bialkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Bramm, R., Bunčić, Predrag, Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J. G., Csato, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Flierl, D., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gal, J., Gazdzicki, M., Genchev, V., Georgopoulos, G., Gladysz, E., Grebieszkow, K., Hegyi, S., Hohne, C., Kadija, Krešo, Karev, A., Kliemant, M., Kniege, S., Kolesnikov, V. I., Kornas, E., Korus, R., Kowalski, M., Kraus, I., Kreps, M., Kresan, D., van Leeuwen, M., Levai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A. I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G. L., Mischke, A., Mitrovski, M., Molnar, J., Mrowczynski, S., Nikolić, Vedran, Palla, G., Panagiotou, A. D., Panayotov, D., Petridis, A., Pikna, M., Prindle, D., Puhlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczynski, M., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Sikler, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strobele, H., Šuša, Tatjana, Szentpetery, I., Sziklai, J., Szymanski, P., Trubnikov, V., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G. I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranić, Danilo, Wetzler, A., Wlodarczyk, Z., and Yoo, I. K.

Subjects
NA49, SPS, fluctuation, particle ratio, energy dependence, Physics, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

We present measurements of the energy dependence of event-by-event fluctuations in the K/pi and (p+ anti-p)/pi multiplicity ratios in heavy-ion collisions at the CERN SPS. The particle ratio fluctuations were obtained for central Pb+Pb collisions at five collision energies, sqrt(sNN), between 6.3 and 17.3 GeV. After accounting for the effects of finite-number statistics and detector resolution, we extract the strength of nonstatistical fluctuations at each energy. For the K/pi ratio, larger fluctuations than expected for independent particle production are found at all collision energies. The fluctuations in the (p+anti-p)/pi ratio are smaller than expectations from independent particle production, indicating correlated pion and proton production from resonance decays. For both ratios, the deviation from purely statistical fluctuations shows an increase toward lower collision energies. The results are compared to transport model calculations, which fail to describe the energy dependence of the K/pi ratio fluctuations.

Published
2009

20. Proposal for secondary ion beams and update of data taking schedule for 2009-2013

Author

Abgrall, N, Aduszkiewicz, A, Andrieu, B, Anticic, T, Antoniou, N, Argyriades, J, Asryan, A G, Baatar, B, Blondel, A, Blumer, J, Boldizsar, L, Bravar, A, Brzychczyk, J, Bunyatov, S A, Choi, K U, Christakoglou, P, Chung, P, Cleymans, J, Derkach, D A, Diakonos, F, Dominik, W, Dumarchez, J, Engel, R, Ereditato, A, Feofilov, G A, Ferrero, A, Fodor, Z, Gazdzicki, M, Golubeva, M, Grebieszkow, K, Guber, F, Hasegawa, T, Haungs, A, Hess, M, Igolkin, S, Ivanov, A S, Ivashkin, A, Kadija, K, Katrynska, N, Kielczewska, D, Kikola, D, Kim, J H, Kobayashi, T, Kolesnikov, V I, Kolev, D, Kolevatov, R S, Kondratiev, V P, Kurepin, A, Lacey, R, Laszlo, A, Lehmann, S, Lungwitz, B, Lyubushkin, V V, Maevskaya, A, Majka, Z, Malakhov, A I, Marchionni, A, Marcinek, A, Maris, I, Matveev, V, Melkumov, G L, Meregaglia, A, Messina, M, Meurer, C, Mijakowski, P, Mitrovski, M, Montaruli, T, Mrówczynski, St, Murphy, S, Nakadaira, T, Naumenko, P A, Nikolic, V, Nishikawa, K, Palczewski, T, Pálla, G, Panagiotou, A D, Peryt, W, Petridis, A, Planeta, R, Pluta, J, Popov, B A, Posiadala, M, Przewlocki, P, Rauch, W, Ravonel, M, Renfordt, R, Röhrich, D, Rondio, E, Rossi, B, Roth, M, Rubbia, A, Rybczynski, M, Sadovskii, A, Sakashita, K, Schuster, T, Sekiguchi, T, Seyboth, P, Shileev, K, Sissakian, A N, Skrzypczak, E, Slodkowski, M, Sorin, A S, Staszel, P, Stefanek, G, Stepaniak, J, Strabel, C, Ströbele, H, Susa, T, Szentpétery, I, Szuba, M, Taranenko, A, Tsenov, R, Ulrich, R, Unger, M, Vassiliou, M, Vechernin, V V, Vesztergombi, G, Wlodarczyk, Z, Wojtaszek, A, Yi, J G, and Yoo, I K

Subjects
Physics::Accelerator Physics, Detectors and Experimental Techniques, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

This document presents the proposal for secondary ion beams and the updated data taking schedule of the NA61 Collaboration. The modification of the original NA61 plans is necessary in order to reach compatibility between the current I-LHC and NA61 schedules. It assumes delivery of primary proton beam in 2009-2012 and of primary lead beam in 2011-2013. The primary lead beam will be fragmented into a secondary beam of lighter ions. The modified H2 beam line will serve as a fragment separator to produce the light ion species for NA61 data taking. The expected physics performance of the NA61 experiment with secondary ion beams will be sufficient to reach the primary NA61 physics goals.

Published
2009

21. System-size dependence of Λ and Ξ production in nucleus-nucleus collisions at 40A and 158A GeV measured at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron

Author

Anticic, T. Baatar, B. Barna, D. Bartke, J. Beck, H. Betev, L. Białkowska, H. Blume, C. Boimska, B. Book, J. Botje, M. Bracinik, J. Bunčić, P. Cerny, V. Christakoglou, P. Chung, P. Chvala, O. Cramer, J.G. Csató, P. Dinkelaker, P. Eckardt, V. Fodor, Z. Foka, P. Friese, V. Gál, J. Gaździcki, M. Genchev, V. Grebieszkow, K. Hegyi, S. Höhne, C. Kadija, K. Karev, A. Kresan, D. Kolesnikov, V.I. Kowalski, M. Kraus, I. Kreps, M. Laszlo, A. Lacey, R. Leeuwen, M.V. Lévai, P. Litov, L. Lungwitz, B. Makariev, M. Malakhov, A.I. Mateev, M. Melkumov, G.L. Meurer, C. Mischke, A. Mitrovski, M. Molnár, J. Mrówczyński, S. Nicolic, V. Pálla, G. Panagiotou, A.D. Panayotov, D. Petridis, A. Peryt, W. Pikna, M. Pluta, J. Prindle, D. Pühlhofer, F. Renfordt, R. Roland, C. Roland, G. Rybczyński, M. Rybicki, A. Sandoval, A. Schmitz, N. Schuster, T. Seyboth, P. Siklér, F. Sitar, B. Skrzypczak, E. Slodkowski, M. Stefanek, G. Stock, R. Strabel, C. Ströbele, H. Susa, T. Szentpétery, I. Sziklai, J. Szuba, M. Szymanski, P. Utvić, M. Varga, D. Vassiliou, M. Veres, G.I. Vesztergombi, G. Vranić, D. Włodarczyk, Z. Wojtaszek, A. Yoo, I.K.

Abstract

Results on Λ, Λ̄, and Ξ- production in centrality selected Pb+Pb reactions at 40A and 158A GeV and in near-central C+C and Si+Si reactions at 158A GeV are presented. Transverse mass spectra, rapidity spectra, and multiplicities in dependence of the system size are discussed. Comparisons to transport models (ultrarelativistic quantum molecular dynamics and hadron string dynamics) and to the core-corona approach are performed. Although Λ and Λ̄ production can be described by transport models reasonably well, these models do not agree with the Ξ- measurements. However, the core-corona picture fits very well the system-size dependence of Λ and Ξ-, whereas it agrees less well with the Λ̄ data. © 2009 The American Physical Society.

Published
2009

22. Energy dependence of particle ratio fluctuations in central Pb+Pb collisions from sNN=6.3 to 17.3 GeV

Author

Alt, C. Anticic, T. Baatar, B. Barna, D. Bartke, J. Betev, L. Białkowska, H. Blume, C. Boimska, B. Botje, M. Bracinik, J. Bramm, R. Bunčcić, P. Cerny, V. Christakoglou, P. Chvala, O. Cramer, J.G. Csató, P. Dinkelaker, P. Eckardt, V. Flierl, D. Fodor, Z. Foka, P. Friese, V. Gál, J. Gazdzicki, M. Genchev, V. Georgopoulos, G. Gładysz, E. Grebieszkow, K. Hegyi, S. Höhne, C. Kadija, K. Karev, A. Kliemant, M. Kniege, S. Kolesnikov, V.I. Kornas, E. Korus, R. Kowalski, M. Kraus, I. Kreps, M. Kresan, D. Van Leeuwen, M. Lévai, P. Litov, L. Lungwitz, B. Makariev, M. Malakhov, A.I. Mateev, M. Melkumov, G.L. Mischke, A. Mitrovski, M. Molnár, J. Mrówczyński, St. Nicolic, V. Pálla, G. Panagiotou, A.D. Panayotov, D. Petridis, A. Pikna, M. Prindle, D. Pühlhofer, F. Renfordt, R. Roland, C. Roland, G. Rybczyński, M. Rybicki, A. Sandoval, A. Schmitz, N. Schuster, T. Seyboth, P. Siklér, F. Sitar, B. Skrzypczak, E. Stefanek, G. Stock, R. Ströbele, H. Susa, T. Szentpétery, I. Sziklai, J. Szymanski, P. Trubnikov, V. Varga, D. Vassiliou, M. Veres, G.I. Vesztergombi, G. Vranić, D. Wetzler, A. Włodarczyk, Z. Yoo, I.K.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

We present measurements of the energy dependence of event-by-event fluctuations in the K/π and (p+p̄)/π multiplicity ratios in heavy-ion collisions at the CERN SPS. The particle ratio fluctuations were obtained for central Pb+Pb collisions at five collision energies, sNN, between 6.3 and 17.3 GeV. After accounting for the effects of finite-number statistics and detector resolution, we extract the strength of nonstatistical fluctuations at each energy. For the K/π ratio, larger fluctuations than expected for independent particle production are found at all collision energies. The fluctuations in the (p+p̄)/π ratio are smaller than expectations from independent particle production, indicating correlated pion and proton production from resonance decays. For both ratios, the deviation from purely statistical fluctuations shows an increase toward lower collision energies. The results are compared to transport model calculations, which fail to describe the energy dependence of the K/π ratio fluctuations. © 2009 The American Physical Society.

Published
2009

23. System-size dependence of Lambda and Xi production in nucleus-nucleus collisions at 40A and 158A GeV measured at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron

Author

Antičić, Tome, Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Beck, H., Betev, L., Bialkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Book, J., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Bunčić, Predrag, Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J. G., Csato, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gal, J., Gazdzicki, M., Genchev, V., Grebieszkow, K., Hegyi, S., Hohne, C., Kadija, Krešo, Karev, A., Kolesnikov, V. I., Kowalski, M., Kraus, I., Kreps, M., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., van Leeuwen, M., Levai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A. I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G. L., Meurer, C., Mischke, A., Mitrovski, M., Molnar, J., Mrowczynski, S., Nikolić, Vedran, Palla, G., Panagiotou, A. D., Panayotov, D., Petridis, A., Peryt, W., Pikna, M., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Puhlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczynski, M., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Sikler, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strabel, C., Strobele, H., Šuša, Tatjana, Szentpetery, I., Sziklai, J., Szuba, M., Szymanski, P., Utvic, M., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G. I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranić, Danilo, Wlodarczyk, Z., Wojtaszek, A., and Yoo, I. K.

Subjects
Physics, Lambda, Xi, heavy ion, QGP, SPS, CERN, system size, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Results on Lambda, anti-Lambda, and Xi- production in centrality selected Pb+Pb reactions at 40A and 158A GeV and in near-central C+C and Si+Si reactions at 158A GeV are presented. Transverse mass spectra, rapidity spectra, and multiplicities in dependence of the system size are discussed. Comparisons to transport models (ultrarelativistic quantum molecular dynamics and hadron string dynamics) and to the core-corona approach are performed. Although Lambda and anti-Lambda production can be described by transport models reasonably well, these models do not agree with the Xi- measurements. However, the core-corona picture fits very well the system-size dependence of Lambda and Xi-, whereas it agrees less well with the anti-Lambda data.

Published
2009

24. The NA49 Collaboration

Author

Anticic, T. Baatar, B. Barna, D. Bartke, J. Beck, H. Betev, L. Białkowska, H. Blume, C. Boimska, B. Book, J. Botje, M. Bracinik, J. Bunčić, P. Cerny, V. Christakoglou, P. Chung, P. Chvala, O. Cramer, J.G. Csató, P. Dinkelaker, P. Eckardt, V. Fischer, H.G. Fodor, Z. Foka, P. Friese, V. Gál, J. Gaździcki, M. Genchev, V. Grebieszkow, K. Hegyi, S. Höhne, C. Kadija, K. Karev, A. Kolesnikov, V.I. Kowalski, M. Kreps, M. Laszlo, A. Lacey, R. van Leeuwen, M. Lévai, P. Litov, L. Lungwitz, B. Makariev, M. Malakhov, A.I. Mateev, M. Melkumov, G.L. Mitrovski, M. Molnár, J. Mrówczyński, St. Nicolic, V. Pálla, G. Panagiotou, A.D. Panayotov, D. Peryt, W. Pikna, M. Pluta, J. Prindle, D. Pühlhofer, F. Renfordt, R. Roland, C. Roland, G. Rybczyński, M. Rybicki, A. Sandoval, A. Schmitz, N. Schuster, T. Seyboth, P. Siklér, F. Sitar, B. Skrzypczak, E. Slodkowski, M. Stefanek, G. Stock, R. Ströbele, H. Susa, T. Szentpétery, I. Sziklai, J. Szuba, M. Szymanski, P. Trubnikov, V. Utvić, M. Varga, D. Vassiliou, M. Veres, G.I. Vesztergombi, G. Vranić, D. Wenig, S. Włodarczyk, Z. Wojtaszek, A.

Published
2009

25. Energy dependence of transverse momentum fluctuations in Pb+Pb collisions at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) at 20A to 158A GeV

Author

Antičić, Tome, Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Betev, L., Bialkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Bunčić, Predrag, Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J. G., Csato, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gal, J., Gazdzicki, M., Genchev, V., Gladysz, E., Grebieszkow, K., Hegyi, S., Hohne, C., Kadija, Krešo, Karev, A., Kikola, D, Kolesnikov, V. I., Kornas, E., Korus, R., Kowalski, M., Kreps, M., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., van Leeuwen, M., Levai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A. I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G. L., Mischke, A., Mitrovski, M., Molnar, J., Mrowczynski, S., Nikolić, Vedran, Palla, G., Panagiotou, A. D., Panayotov, D., Petridis, A., Peryt, W, Pikna, M., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Puhlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczynski, M., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Sikler, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strabel, C., Strobele, H., Šuša, Tatjana, Szentpetery, I., Sziklai, J., Szuba, M., Szymanski, P., Trubnikov, V., Utvic, M., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G. I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranić, Danilo, Wlodarczyk, Z., Wojtaszek, A., and Yoo, I. K.

Subjects
NA49, SPS, QGP, fluctuation, transverse momenta, Physics, FOS: Physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), Nuclear Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract

Results are presented on event-by-event fluctuations of transverse momenta $p_T$ in central Pb+Pb interactions at 20$A$, 30$A$, 40$A$, 80$A$, and 158$A$ GeV. The analysis was performed for charged particles at forward center-of-mass rapidity ($1.1 < y^{*}_�� < 2.6$). Three fluctuation measures were studied: the distribution of average transverse momentum - $M(p_T)$ - in the event, the $��_{p_{T}}$ fluctuation measure and two-particle transverse momentum correlations. Fluctuations of $p_T$ are small and show no significant energy dependence in the energy range of the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron. Results are compared with QCD-inspired predictions for the critical point, and with the UrQMD model. Transverse momentum fluctuations, similar to multiplicity fluctuations, do not show the increase expected for freeze-out near the critical point of QCD., Published in Phys. Rev. C

Published
2008

26. Energy dependence of phi meson production in central Pb+Pb collisions sqrt(sNN) = 6 to 17 GeV

Author

Alt, C., Antičić, Tome, Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Betev, L., Bialkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Bramm, R., Bunčić, Predrag, Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J. G., Csato, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Flierl, D., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gal, J., Gazdzicki, M., Genchev, V., Georgopoulos, G., Gladysz, E., Grebieszkow, K., Hegyi, S., Hohne, C., Kadija, Krešo, Karev, A., Kikola, D., Kliemant, M., Kniege, S., Kolesnikov, V. I., Kollegger, T., Kornas, E., Korus, R., Kowalski, M., Kraus, I., Kreps, M., Kresan, D., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., van Leeuwen, M., Levai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A. I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G. L., Mischke, A., Mitrovski, M., Molnar, J., Mrowczynski, St., Nikolić, V., Palla, G., Panagiotou, A. D., Panayotov, D., Petridis, A., Peryt, W, Pikna, M., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Puhlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczynski, M., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Sikler, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strabel, C., Strobele, H., Šuša, Tatjana, Szentpetery, I., Sziklai, J., Szuba, M., Szymanski, P., Trubnikov, V., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G. I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranić, Danilo, Wetzler, A., Wlodarczyk, Z., Yoo, I. K., and Zimanyi, J.

Subjects
CERN, SPS, QGP, Pb+Pb, strange particle, phi, energy dependence, Physics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Phi meson production is studied by the NA49 Collaboration in central Pb+Pb collisions at 20A, 30A, 40A, 80A, and 158A GeV beam energy. The data are compared with measurements at lower and higher energies and with microscopic and thermal models. The energy dependence of yields and spectral distributions is compatible with the assumption that partonic degrees of freedom set in at low SPS energies.

Published
2008

27. Status and further Analysis Plans of the NA49 Collaboration

Author

Seyboth, Peter, Anticic, T, Baatar, B, Barna, D, Bartke, J, Beck, H, Betev, L, Bialkowska, H, Blume, C, Boimska, B, Book, J, Botje, M, Bracinik, J, Buncic, P, Cerny, V, Christakoglou, P, Chung, P, Chvala, O, Cramer, J G, Csató, P, Dinkelaker, P, Eckardt, V, Fischer, H G, Fodor, Z, Foka, P, Friese, V, Gál, J, Gazdzicki, M, Genchev, K, Grebieszkow, V, Hegyi, C, Hohne, K, Kadija, K, Karev, A, Kikola, D, Kolesnikov, V I, Kowalski, M, Kreps, M, Laszlo, A, Lacey, R, Van Leeuwen, M, Lévai, Peter, Litov, L, Lungwitz, B, Makariev, M, Malakhov, A I, Mateev, M, Melkumov, G L, Mitrovski, M, Molnár, J, Mrówczynski, S, Nicolic, V, Pálla, G, Panagiotou, A D, Panayotov, D, Peryt, W, Pikna, M, Pluta, J, Prindle, D, Pühlhofer, F, Renfordt, R, Roland, C, Roland, G, Rybczynski, M, Rybicki, A, Sandoval, N, Schmitz, A, Schuster, T, Seyboth, P, Sikler, B, Sitar, F, Skrzypczak, E, Slodkowski, M, Stefanek, G, Stock, R, Ströbele, H, Susa, T, Szentpétery, I, Sziklai, J, Szuba, M, Szymanski, P, Trubnikov, V, Utvic, M, Varga, D, Vranic, M, Vassiliou, G I, Veres, G, Vesztergombi, D, Vranic, D, Wenig, S, Wlodarczyk, Z, Wojtaszek, A, and Yoo, I K

Subjects
Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Abstract

Status report 2008 of the NA49 collaboration to the SPSC

Published
2008

28. Energy dependence of Lambda and Xi production in central Pb+Pb collisions at 20A, 30A, 40A, 80A, and 158A GeV measured at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron

Author

Alt, C., Antičić, Tome, Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Betev, L., Bialkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Bramm, R., Bunčić, Predrag, Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J. G., Csato, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Flierl, D., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gal, J., Gazdzicki, M., Genchev, V., Gladysz, E., Grebieszkow, K., Hegyi, S., Hohne, C., Kadija, Krešo, Karev, A., Kikola, D, Kliemant, M., Kniege, S., Kolesnikov, V. I., Kornas, E., Kowalski, M., Kraus, I., Kreps, M., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., van Leeuwen, M., Levai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A. I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G. L., Meurer, C., Mischke, A., Mitrovski, M., Molnar, J., Mrowczynski, St., Nikolić, Vedran, Palla, G., Panagiotou, A. D., Panayotov, D., Petridis, A., Peryt, W, Pikna, M., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Puhlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczynski, M., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Sikler, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strabel, C., Strobele, H., Šuša, T., Szentpetery, I., Sziklai, J., Szuba, M., Szymanski, P., Trubnikov, V., Utvic, M., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G. I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranić, Danilo, Wetzler, A., Wlodarczyk, Z., Wojtaszek, A., Yoo, I. K., and Zimanyi, J.

Subjects
CERN, SPS, QGP, Pb+Pb, strange particle, Lambda, Xi, energy dependence, Physics, Nuclear Theory, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Results on Lambda, anti-Lambda, Xi-, and antiXi+ production in central Pb+Pb reactions at 20A, 30A, 40A, 80A, and 158A GeV are presented. The energy dependence of transverse mass spectra, rapidity spectra, and multiplicities is discussed. Comparisons to string hadronic models (UrQMD and HSD) and statistical hadron gas models are shown. Although the latter provide a reasonable description of all particle yields, the first class of models fails to match the Xi- and anti-Xi+ multiplicities.

Published
2008

29. Energy dependence of multiplicity fluctuations in heavy ion collisions at 20A to 158A GeV

Author

Alt, C., Antičić, Tome, Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Betev, L., Bialkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Bramm, R., Bunčić, Predrag, Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J. G., Csato, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Flierl, D., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gal, J., Gazdzicki, M., Genchev, V., Georgopoulos, G., Gladysz, E., Grebieszkow, K., Hegyi, S., Hohne, C., Kadija, Krešo, Karev, A., Kikola, D., Kliemant, M., Kniege, S., Kolesnikov, V. I., Kornas, E., Korus, R., Kowalski, M., Kraus, I., Kreps, M., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., van Leeuwen, M., Levai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A. I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G. L., Mischke, A., Mitrovski, M., Molnar, J., Mrowczynski, St., Nikolić, Vedran, Palla, G., Panagiotou, A. D., Panayotov, D., Petridis, A., Peryt, W, Pikna, M., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Puhlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczynski, M., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Sikler, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strabel, C., Strobele, H., Šuša, Tatjana, Szentpetery, I., Sziklai, J., Szuba, M., Szymanski, P., Trubnikov, V., Utvic, M., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G. I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranić, Danilo, Wetzler, A., Wlodarczyk, Z., Wojtaszek, A., Yoo, I. K., and Zimanyi, J.

Subjects
Physics, NA49, CERN, SPS, QGP, fluctuations, multiplicity, energy dependence, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Multiplicity fluctuations of positively, negatively, and all charged hadrons in the forward hemisphere were studied in central Pb+Pb collisions at 20A, 30A, 40A, 80A, and 158A GeV. The multiplicity distributions and their scaled variances omega are presented as functions of their dependence on collision energy as well as on rapidity and transverse momentum. The distributions have bell-like shapes and their scaled variances are in the range from 0.8 to 1.2 without any significant structure in their energy dependence. No indication of the critical point in fluctuations are observed. The string-hadronic ultrarelativistic quantum molecular dynamics (UrQMD) model significantly overpredicts the mean, but it approximately reproduces the scaled variance of the multiplicity distributions. The predictions of the statistical hadron-resonance gas model obtained within the grand-canonical and canonical ensembles disagree with the measured scaled variances. The narrower than Poissonian multiplicity fluctuations measured in numerous cases may be explained by the impact of conservation laws on fluctuations in relativistic systems.

Published
2008

30. Three-Dimensional two-pion source image from Pb+Pb Collisions at Sqrts_NN=17.3 GeV: New constraints for source breakup dynamics

Author

Alt, C., Anticic, T., Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Betev, L., Bialkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Bramm, R., Buncic, P., Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J.G., Csato, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Flierl, D., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gal, J., Gazdzicki, M., Genchev, V., Georgopoulos, G., Gladysz, E., Grebieszkow, K., Hegyi, S., Hohne, C., Kadija, K., Karev, A., Kikola, D., Kliemant, M., Kniege, S., Kolesnikov, V.I., Kornas, E., Korus, R., Kowalski, M., Kraus, I., Kreps, M., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., van Leeuwen, M., Levai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A.I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G.L., Mischke, A., Mitrovski, M., Molnar, J., Mrowczynski, St., Nicolic, V., Palla, G., Panagiotou, A.D., Panayotov, D., Petridis, A., Peryt, W., Pikna, M., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Puhlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczynski, M., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Sikler, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strabel, C., Strobele, H., Susa, T., Szentpetery, I., Sziklai, J., Szuba, M., Szymanski, P., Trubnikov, V., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G.I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranic, D., Wetzler, A., Wlodarczyk, Z., Wojtaszek, A., Yoo, I.K., Zimanyi, J., Alexander, J.M., Danielewicz, P., Kisiel, A., and Pratt, S.

Subjects
Nuclear Theory, FOS: Physical sciences, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Source imaging methodology is used to provide a three-dimensional two-pion source function for mid-rapidity pion pairs with $p_T, Six pages 4 figs. Submitted for publication

Published
2008

31. Energy dependence of particle ratio fluctuations in central Pb+Pb collisions from $\sqrt{s_{_{NN}}} =$~6.3 to 17.3 GeV

Author

Alt, C., Anticic, T., Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Betev, L., Bialkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Bramm, R., Buncic, P., Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J.G., Csato, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Flierl, D., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gal, J., Gazdzicki, M., Genchev, V., Georgopoulos, G., Gladysz, E., Grebieszkow, K., Hegyi, S., Hohne, C., Kadija, K., Karev, A., Kliemant, M., Kniege, S., Kolesnikov, V.I., Kornas, E., Korus, R., Kowalski, M., Kraus, I., Kreps, M., Kresan, D., van Leeuwen, M., Levai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A.I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G.L., Mischke, A., Mitrovski, M., Molnar, J., Mrowczynski, St., Nicolic, V., Palla, G., Panagiotou, A.D., Panayotov, D., Petridis, A., Pikna, M., Prindle, D., Puhlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczynski, M., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Sikler, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strobele, H., Susa, T., Szentpetery, I., Sziklai, J., Szymanski, P., Trubnikov, V., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G.I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranic, D., Wetzler, A., Wlodarczyk, Z., Yoo, I.K., and Zimanyi, J.

Subjects
FOS: Physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

We present measurements of the energy dependence of event-by-event fluctuations in the K/pi and (p + \bar{p})/pi multiplicity ratios in heavy ion collisions at the CERN SPS. The particle ratio fluctuations were obtained for central Pb+Pb collisions at five collision energies, \sqrt{s_{_{NN}}}, between 6.3 and 17.3 GeV. After accounting for the effects of finite-number statistics and detector resolution, we extract the strength of non-statistical fluctuations at each energy. For the K/pi ratio, larger fluctuations than expected for independent particle production are found at all collision energies. The fluctuations in the (p + \bar{p})/pi ratio are smaller than expectations from independent particle production, indicating correlated pion and proton production from resonance decays. For both ratios, the deviation from purely statistical fluctuations shows an increase towards lower collision energies. The results are compared to transport model calculations, which fail to describe the energy dependence of the K/pi ratio fluctuations., Comment: 11 pages, 10 figures, update to published version

Published
2008

32. Energy dependence of $\Lambda$ and $\Xi$ production in central Pb+Pb collisions at 20A,30A,40A,80A, and 158A GeV measured at the CERN Super Proton

Author

Alt, C., Anticic, T., Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Betev, L., Bialkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Bramm, R., Buncic, P., Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J.G., Csato, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Flierl, D., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gal, J., Gazdzicki, M., Genchev, V., Gladysz, E., Grebieszkow, K., Hegyi, S., Hohne, C., Kadija, K., Karev, A., Kikola, D., Kliemant, M., Kniege, S., Kolesnikov, V.I., Kornas, E., Kowalski, M., Kraus, I., Kreps, M., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., van Leeuwen, M., Levai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A.I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G.L., Meurer, C., Mischke, A., Mitrovski, M., Molnar, J., Mrowczynski, St., Nicolic, V., Palla, G., Panagiotou, A.D., Panayotov, D., Petridis, A., Peryt, W., Pikna, M., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Puhlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Richard, A., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczynski, M., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Sikler, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strabel, C., Strobele, H., Susa, T., Szentpetery, I., Sziklai, J., Szuba, M., Szymanski, P., Trubnikov, V., Utvic, M., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G.I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranic, D., Wetzler, A., Wlodarczyk, Z., Wojtaszek, A., Yoo, I.K., and Zimanyi, J.

Subjects
Nuclear Theory, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, FOS: Physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Results on $\Lambda$, $\bar{\Lambda}}$, $\Xi^{-}$, and $\bar{\Xi}^{+}$ production in central Pb+Pb reactions at 20A, 30A, 40A, 80A, and 158A GeV are presented. The energy dependence of transverse mass spectra, rapidity spectra, and multiplicities is discussed. Comparisons to string hadronic models (UrQMD and HSD) and statistical hadron gas models are shown. While the latter provide a reasonable description of all particle yields, the first class of models fails to match the $\Xi^{-}$, and $\bar{\Xi}^{+}$ multiplicities., Comment: 16 pages, 16 figures. Finally published version after editorial revision

Published
2008

33. High transverse momentum hadron spectra at sqrt(sNN)=17.3 GeV in Pb+Pb and p+p collisions

Author

Alt, C., Antičić, T., Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Betev, L., Bialkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Bramm, R., Buncic, P., Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J. G., Csato, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Flierl, D., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gal, J., Gazdzicki, M., Genchev, V., Georgopoulos, G., Gladysz, E., Grebieszkow, K., Hegyi, S., Hohne, C., Kadija, K., Karev, A., Kikola, D, Kliemant, M., Kniege, S., Kolesnikov, V. I., Kornas, E., Korus, R., Kowalski, M., Kraus, I., Kreps, M., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., van Leeuwen, M., Levai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A. I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G. L., Mischke, A., Mitrovski, M., Molnar, J., Mrowczynski, S., Nikolić, V., Palla, G., Panagiotou, A. D., Panayotov, D., Petridis, A., Peryt, W, Pikna, M., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Puhlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczynski, M., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Sikler, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strabel, C., Strobele, H., Šuša, T., Szentpetery, I., Sziklai, J., Szuba, M., Szymanski, P., Trubnikov, V., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G. I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranić, D., Wetzler, A., Wlodarczyk, Z., Wojtaszek, A., Yoo, I. K., and Zimanyi, J.

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear Experiment, NA49, SPS, Pb+Pb, p+p, high transverse momentum, hadron
Abstract

Transverse momentum spectra up to 4.5 GeV/c around midrapidity of pi+-, p, anti-p, and K+- in Pb+Pb reactions were measured at sqrt(sNN)=17.3 GeV by the CERN-NA49 experiment. The nuclear modification factors RAA for pi+- and RCP for pi+-, p, anti-p, K+- were extracted and compared with results obtained at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at sqrt(sNN)=200 GeV. The modification factor RAA shows a rapid increase with transverse momentum in the covered region. This indicates that the Cronin effect is the dominating effect in our energy range. The modification factor RCP, in which the contribution of the Cronin effect is reduced, shows a saturation well below unity in the pi+- channel. The extracted RCP values follow the 200 GeV RHIC results closely in the available transverse momentum range, except for pi+- above 2.5 GeV/c transverse momentum. There the measured suppression is smaller than that observed at RHIC.

Published
2008

34. Pion and kaon production in central Pb plus Pb collisions at 20A and 30A GeV: Evidence for the onset of deconfinement

Author

Alt, C. Anticic, T. Baatar, B. Barna, D. Bartke, J. and Betev, L. Bialkowska, H. Blume, C. Boimska, B. Botje, M. and Bracinik, J. Bramm, R. Buncic, P. Cerny, V. and Christakoglou, P. Chung, P. Chvala, O. Cramer, J. G. and Csato, P. Dinkelaker, P. Eckardt, V. Flierl, D. Fodor, Z. Foka, P. Friese, V. Gal, J. Gazdzicki, M. G. and Genchev, V. Gladysz, E. Grebieszkow, K. Hegyi, S. and Hoehne, C. Kadija, K. Karev, A. Kikola, D. Kliemant, M. and Kniege, S. Kolesnikov, V. I. Kollegger, T. Kornas, E. and Kowalski, M. Kraus, I. Kreps, M. Laszlo, A. Lacey, R. van Leeuwen, M. Levai, P. Litov, L. Lungwitz, B. and Makariev, M. Malakhov, A. I. Mateev, M. Melkumov, G. L. and Mischke, A. Mitrovski, M. Molnar, J. Mrowczynski, St and Nicolic, V. Palla, G. Panagiotou, A. D. Panayotov, D. and Petridis, A. Peryt, W. Pikna, M. Pluta, J. Prindle, D. and Uhlhofer, F. P. Renfordt, R. Roland, C. Roland, G. and Rybczynski, M. Rybicki, A. Sandoval, A. Schmitz, N. and Schuster, T. Seyboth, P. Sikler, F. Sitar, B. and Skrzypczak, E. Slodkowski, M. Stefanek, G. Stock, R. and Strabel, C. Obele, H. Str Susa, T. Szentpetery, I. and Sziklai, J. Szuba, M. Szymanski, P. Trubnikov, V. Varga, D. Vassiliou, M. Veres, G. I. Vesztergombi, G. Vranic, D. Wetzler, A. Wlodarczyk, Z. Yoo, I. K. Zimanyi, J. and NA49 Collaboration

Subjects
Nuclear Theory, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Results on charged pion and kaon production in central Pb+Pb collisions at 20A and 30A GeV are presented and compared to data at lower and higher energies. Around 30A GeV a rapid change of the energy dependence for the yields of pions and kaons as well as for the shape of the transverse mass spectra is observed. The change is compatible with the prediction that the threshold for production of a state of deconfined matter at the early stage of the collisions is located at low CERN Super Proton Synchroton energies.

Published
2008

35. High transverse momentum hadron spectra at root s(NN)=17.3 GeV in Pb+Pb and p+p collisions

Author

Alt, C. Anticic, T. Baatar, B. Barna, D. Bartke, J. and Betev, L. Bialkowska, H. Blume, C. Boimska, B. Botje, M. and Bracinik, J. Bramm, R. Buncic, P. Cerny, V. and Christakoglou, P. Chung, P. Chvala, O. Cramer, J. G. and Csato, P. Dinkelaker, P. Eckardt, V. Flierl, D. Fodor, Z. Foka, P. Friese, V. Gal, J. Gazdzicki, M. and Genchev, V. Georgopoulos, G. Gladysz, E. Grebieszkow, K. and Hegyi, S. Hoehne, C. Kadija, K. Karev, A. Kikola, D. and Kliemant, M. Kniege, S. Kolesnikov, V. I. Kornas, E. and Korus, R. Kowalski, M. Kraus, I. Kreps, M. Laszlo, A. and Lacey, R. van Leeuwen, M. Levai, P. Litov, L. and Lungwitz, B. Makariev, M. Malakhov, A. I. Mateev, M. and Melkumov, G. L. Mischke, A. Mitrovski, M. Molnar, J. and Mrowczynski, St. Nicolic, V. Palla, G. Panagiotou, A. D. and Panayotov, D. Petridis, A. Peryt, W. Pikna, M. Pluta, J. and Prindle, D. Puehlhofer, F. Renfordt, R. Roland, C. and Roland, G. Rybczynski, M. Rybicki, A. Sandoval, A. and Schmitz, N. Schuster, T. Seyboth, P. Sikler, F. Sitar, B. Skrzypczak, E. Slodkowski, M. Stefanek, G. Stock, R. and Strabel, C. Stroeble, H. Susa, T. Szentpetery, I. and Sziklai, J. Szuba, M. Szymanski, P. Trubnikov, V. Varga, D. Vassiliou, M. Veres, G. I. Vesztergombi, G. Vranic, D. Wetzler, A. Wlodarczyk, Z. Wojtaszek, A. Yoo, I. K. and Zimanyi, J. NA49 Collaboration

Subjects
High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Transverse momentum spectra up to 4.5 GeV/c around midrapidity of pi(+/-), p, (p) over bar, and K-+/- in Pb+Pb reactions were measured at root s(NN) = 17.3 GeV by the CERN-NA49 experiment. The nuclear modification factors R-AA for pi(+/-) and R-CP for pi(+/-), p, (p) over bar, K-+/- were extracted and compared with results obtained at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at root s(NN) = 200 GeV. The modification factor R-AA shows a rapid increase with transverse momentum in the covered region. This indicates that the Cronin effect is the dominating effect in our energy range. The modification factor R-CP, in which the contribution of the Cronin effect is reduced, shows a saturation well below unity in the pi(+/-) channel. The extracted R-CP values follow the 200 GeV RHIC results closely in the available transverse momentum range, except for pi(+/-) above 2.5 GeV/c transverse momentum. There the measured suppression is smaller than that observed at RHIC.

Published
2008

36. Bose-Einstein correlations of pi(-)pi(-) pairs in central Pb+Pb collisions at 20A, 30A, 40A, 80A, and 158A GeV

Author

Alt, C. Anticic, T. Baatar, B. Barna, D. Bartke, J. and Betev, L. Bialkowska, H. Blume, C. Boimska, B. Botje, M. and Bracinik, J. Bramm, R. Buncic, P. Cerny, V. and Christakoglou, P. Chung, P. Chvala, O. Cramer, J. G. and Csato, P. Dinkelaker, P. Eckardt, V. Flierl, D. Fodor, Z. Foka, P. Friese, V. Gal, J. Gazdzicki, M. and Genchev, V. Georgopoulos, G. Gladysz, E. Grebieszkow, K. and Hegyi, S. Hoehne, C. Kadija, K. Karev, A. Kikola, D. and Kliemant, M. Kniege, S. Kolesnikov, V. I. Kornas, E. and Korus, R. Kowalski, M. Kraus, I. Kreps, M. Laszlo, A. and Lacey, R. van Leeuwen, M. Levai, P. Litov, L. and Lungwitz, B. Makariev, M. Malakhov, A. I. Mateev, M. and Melkumov, G. L. Mischke, A. Mitrovski, M. Molnar, J. and Mrowczynski, St. Nicolic, V. Palla, G. Panagiotou, A. D. and Panayotov, D. Petridis, A. Peryt, W. Pikna, M. Pluta, J. and Prindle, D. Puehlhofer, F. Renfordt, R. Roland, C. and Roland, G. Rybczynski, M. Rybicki, A. Sandoval, A. and Schmitz, N. Schuster, T. Seyboth, P. Sikler, F. Sitar, B. Skrzypczak, E. Slodkowski, M. Stefanek, G. Stock, R. and Strabel, C. Stroebele, H. Susa, T. Szentpetery, I. and Sziklai, J. Szuba, M. Szymanski, P. Trubnikov, V. Varga, D. Vassiliou, M. Veres, G. I. Vesztergombi, G. Vranic, D. Wetzler, A. Wlodarczyk, Z. Wojtaszek, A. Yoo, I. K. and Zimanyi, J.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Measurements of Bose-Einstein correlations of pi(-)pi(-) pairs in central Pb+Pb collisions were performed with the NA49 detector at the CERN Super Proton Synchroton for beam energies of 20A,30A,40A,80A, and 158A GeV. Correlation functions were measured in the longitudinally comoving “out-side-long” reference frame as a function of rapidity and transverse momentum in the forward hemisphere of the reaction. Radius and correlation strength parameters were obtained from fits of a Gaussian parametrization. The results show a decrease of the radius parameters with increasing transverse-momentum characteristic of strong radial flow in the pion source. No striking dependence on pion-pair rapidity or beam energy is observed. Static and dynamic properties of the pion source are obtained from simultaneous fits with a blast-wave model to radius parameters and midrapidity transverse-momentum spectra. Predictions of hydrodynamic and microscopic models of Pb+Pb collisions are discussed.

Published
2008

37. Energy dependence of Lambda and Xi production in central Pb plus Pb collisions at 20A, 30A, 40A, 80A, and 158A GeV measured at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron

Author

Alt, C. Anticic, T. Baatar, B. Barna, D. Bartke, J. and Betev, L. Bialkowska, H. Blume, C. Boimska, B. Botje, M. and Bracinik, J. Bramm, R. Buncic, P. Cerny, V. and Christakoglou, P. Chung, P. Chvala, O. Cramer, J. G. and Csato, P. Dinkelaker, P. Eckardt, V. Flierl, D. Fodor, Z. Foka, P. Friese, V. Gal, J. Gazdzicki, M. and Genchev, V. Gladysz, E. Grebieszkow, K. Hegyi, S. and Hoehne, C. Kadija, K. Karev, A. Kikola, D. Kliemant, M. and Kniege, S. Kolesnikov, V. I. Kornas, E. Kowalski, M. and Kraus, I. Kreps, M. Laszlo, A. Lacey, R. van Leeuwen, M. and Levai, P. Litov, L. Lungwitz, B. Makariev, M. and Malakhov, A. I. Mateev, M. Melkumov, G. L. Meurer, C. and Mischke, A. Mitrovski, M. Molnar, J. Mrowczynski, St. and Nicolic, V. Palla, G. Panagiotou, A. D. Panayotov, D. and Petridis, A. Peryt, W. Pikna, M. Pluta, J. Prindle, D. and Puehlhofer, F. Renfordt, R. Richard, A. Roland, C. and Roland, G. Rybczynski, M. Rybicki, A. Sandoval, A. and Schmitz, N. Schuster, T. Seyboth, P. Sikler, F. Sitar, B. Skrzypczak, E. Slodkowski, M. Stefanek, G. Stock, R. and Strabel, C. Stroebele, H. Susa, T. Szentpetery, I. and Sziklai, J. Szuba, M. Szymanski, P. Trubnikov, V. Utvic, M. Varga, D. Vassiliou, M. Veres, G. I. Vesztergombi, G. and Vranic, D. Wetzler, A. Wlodarczyk, Z. Wojtaszek, A. and Yoo, I. K. Zimanyi, J. NA49 Collaboration

Subjects
Nuclear Theory, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Results on Lambda, (Lambda) over bar, Xi(-), and (Xi) over bar (+) production in central Pb+Pb reactions at 20A, 30A, 40A, 80A, and 158A GeV are presented. The energy dependence of transverse mass spectra, rapidity spectra, and multiplicities is discussed. Comparisons to string hadronic models (UrQMD and HSD) and statistical hadron gas models are shown. Although the latter provide a reasonable description of all particle yields, the first class of models fails to match the Xi(-) and (Xi) over bar (+) multiplicities.

Published
2008

38. Energy dependence of multiplicity fluctuations in heavy ion collisions at 20A to 158A GeV

Author

Alt, C. Anticic, T. Baatar, B. Barna, D. Bartke, J. and Betev, L. Bialkowska, H. Blume, C. Boimska, B. Botje, M. and Bracinik, J. Bramm, R. Buncic, P. Cerny, V. and Christakoglou, P. Chung, P. Chvala, O. Cramer, J. G. and Csato, P. Dinkelaker, P. Eckardt, V. Flierl, D. Fodor, Z. Foka, P. Friese, V. Gal, J. Gazdzicki, M. and Genchev, V. Georgopoulos, G. Gladysz, E. Grebieszkow, K. and Hegyi, S. Hoehne, C. Kadija, K. Karev, A. Kikola, D. and Kliemant, M. Kniege, S. Kolesnikov, V. I. Kornas, E. and Korus, R. Kowalski, M. Kraus, I. Kreps, M. Laszlo, A. and Lacey, R. van Leeuwen, M. Levai, P. Litov, L. and Lungwitz, B. Makariev, M. Malakhov, A. I. Mateev, M. and Melkumov, G. L. Mischke, A. Mitrovski, M. Molnar, J. and Mrowczynski, St. Nicolic, V. Palla, G. Panagiotou, A. D. and Panayotov, D. Petridis, A. Peryt, W. Pikna, M. Pluta, J. and Prindle, D. Puehlhofer, F. Renfordt, R. Roland, C. and Roland, G. Rybczynski, M. Rybicki, A. Sandoval, A. and Schmitz, N. Schuster, T. Seyboth, P. Sikler, F. Sitar, B. Skrzypczak, E. Slodkowski, M. Stefanek, G. Stock, R. and Strabel, C. Stroebele, H. Susa, T. Szentpetery, I. and Sziklai, J. Szuba, M. Szymanski, P. Trubnikov, V. Utvic, M. Varga, D. Vassiliou, M. Veres, G. I. Vesztergombi, G. and Vranic, D. Wetzler, A. Wlodarczyk, Z. Wojtaszek, A. and Yoo, I. K. Zimanyi, J.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Multiplicity fluctuations of positively, negatively, and all charged hadrons in the forward hemisphere were studied in central Pb+ Pb collisions at 20A, 30A, 40A, 80A, and 158A GeV. The multiplicity distributions and their scaled variances. are presented as functions of their dependence on collision energy as well as on rapidity and transverse momentum. The distributions have bell-like shapes and their scaled variances are in the range from 0.8 to 1.2 without any significant structure in their energy dependence. No indication of the critical point in fluctuations are observed. The string-hadronic ultrarelativistic quantum molecular dynamics (UrQMD) model significantly overpredicts the mean, but it approximately reproduces the scaled variance of the multiplicity distributions. The predictions of the statistical hadron-resonance gas model obtained within the grand-canonical and canonical ensembles disagree with the measured scaled variances. The narrower than Poissonian multiplicity fluctuations measured in numerous cases may be explained by the impact of conservation laws on fluctuations in relativistic systems.

Published
2008

39. Energy dependence of meson production in central Pb+Pb collisions at sNN=6 to 17 GeV

Author

Alt, C. Anticic, T. Baatar, B. Barna, D. Bartke, J. Betev, L. Białkowska, H. Blume, C. Boimska, B. Botje, M. Bracinik, J. Bramm, R. Bunčić, P. Cerny, V. Christakoglou, P. Chung, P. Chvala, O. Cramer, J.G. Csató, P. Dinkelaker, P. Eckardt, V. Flierl, D. Fodor, Z. Foka, P. Friese, V. Gál, J. Gaździcki, M. Genchev, V. Georgopoulos, G. Gładysz, E. Grebieszkow, K. Hegyi, S. Höhne, C. Kadija, K. Karev, A. Kikola, D. Kliemant, M. Kniege, S. Kolesnikov, V.I. Kollegger, T. Kornas, E. Korus, R. Kowalski, M. Kraus, I. Kreps, M. Kresan, D. Laszlo, A. Lacey, R. Van Leeuwen, M. Lévai, P. Litov, L. Lungwitz, B. Makariev, M. Malakhov, A.I. Mateev, M. Melkumov, G.L. Mischke, A. Mitrovski, M. Molnár, J. Mrówczyński, S. Nicolic, V. Pálla, G. Panagiotou, A.D. Panayotov, D. Petridis, A. Peryt, W. Pikna, M. Pluta, J. Prindle, D. Pühlhofer, F. Renfordt, R. Roland, C. Roland, G. Rybczyński, M. Rybicki, A. Sandoval, A. Schmitz, N. Schuster, T. Seyboth, P. Siklér, F. Sitar, B. Skrzypczak, E. Slodkowski, M. Stefanek, G. Stock, R. Strabel, C. Ströbele, H. Susa, T. Szentpétery, I. Sziklai, J. Szuba, M. Szymanski, P. Trubnikov, V. Varga, D. Vassiliou, M. Veres, G.I. Vesztergombi, G. Vranić, D. Wetzler, A. Włodarczyk, Z. Yoo, I.K. Zimányi, J.

Subjects
High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Meson production is studied by the NA49 Collaboration in central Pb+Pb collisions at 20A,30A,40A,80A, and 158A GeV beam energy. The data are compared with measurements at lower and higher energies and with microscopic and thermal models. The energy dependence of yields and spectral distributions is compatible with the assumption that partonic degrees of freedom set in at low SPS energies. © 2008 The American Physical Society.

Published
2008

40. Pion and kaon production in central Pb plus Pb collisions at 20A and 30A GeV: evidence for the onset of deconfinement

Author

Antičić, Tome, Alt, C., Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Betev, L., Bialkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Bramm, R., Buncic, P., Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J. G., Csato, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Flierl, D., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gal, J., Gazdzicki, M., Genchev, V., Gladysz, E., Grebieszkow, K., Hegyi, S., Hohne, C., Kadija, Krešo, Karev, A., Kikola, D, Kliemant, M., Kniege, S., Kolesnikov, V. I., Kollegger, T., Kornas, E., Kowalski, M., Kraus, I., Kreps, M., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., van Leeuwen, M., Levai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A. I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G. L., Mischke, A., Mitrovski, M., Molnar, J., Mrowczynski, S., Nikolić, V., Palla, G., Panagiotou, A. D., Panayotov, D., Petridis, A., Peryt, W, Pikna, M., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Puhlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczynski, M., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Sikler, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strabel, C., Strobele, H., Šuša, Tatjana, Szentpetery, I., Sziklai, J., Szuba, M., Szymanski, P., Trubnikov, V., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G. I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranić, D., Wetzler, A., Wlodarczyk, Z., Wojtaszek, A., Yoo, I. K., and Zimanyi, J.

Subjects
CERN, NA49, Pb+Pb, pion, kaon, deconfinement, Physics, Nuclear Theory, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Results on charged pion and kaon production in central Pb+Pb collisions at 20A and 30A GeV are presented and compared to data at lower and higher energies. Around 30A GeV a rapid change of the energy dependence for the yields of pions and kaons as well as for the shape of the transverse mass spectra is observed. The change is compatible with the prediction that the threshold for production of a state of deconfined matter at the early stage of the collisions is located at low CERN Super Proton Synchroton energies.

Published
2008

41. Report from the NA61/SHINE pilot run performed in October 2007

Author

Abgrall, N, Aduszkiewicz, A, Andrieu, B, Anticic, T, Antoniou, N, Asryan, A G, Baatar, B, Blondel, A, Blumer, J, Boldizsar, L, Bravar, A, Brzychczyk, J, Bunyatov, S A, Choi, K U, Christakoglou, P, Chung, P, Cleymans, J, Derkach, D A, Diakonos, F, Dominik, Wojciech, Dumarchez, J, Engel, R, Ereditato, A, Feofilov, G A, Fodor, Z, Gazdzicki, M, Golubeva, M, Grebieszkow, K, Guber, F, Hasegawa, T, Haungs, A, Hess, M, Igolkin, S, Ivanov, A S, Ivashkin, A, Kadija, K, Karabowicz, R, Katrynska, N, Kielczewska, D, Kikola, D, Kim, J H, Kobayashi, T, Kolesnikov, V I, Kolev, D, Kolevatov, R S, Kondratiev, V P, Kurepin, A, Lacey, R, Laszlo, A, Lehmann, S, Lungwitz, B, Lyubushkin, V V, Maevskaya, A, Majka, Z, Malakhov, A I, Marchionni, A, Di Marco, M, Matveev, V, Melkumov, G L, Meregaglia, A, Messina, M, Meurer, C, Mijakowski, P, Mitrovski, M, Montaruli, T, Mrówczynski, S, Murphy, S, Nakadaira, T, Naumenko, P A, Nikolic, V, Nishikawa, K, Palczewski, T, Pálla, G, Panagiotou, A D, Peryt, W, Petridis, A, Planeta, R, Pluta, J, Popov, B A, Posiadala, M, Przewlocki, P, Rauch, W, Ravonel, M, Renfordt, R, Röhrich, D, Rondio, E, Rossi, B, Roth, M, Rubbia, André, Rybczynski, M, Sadovskii, A, Sakashita, K, Schuster, T, Sekiguchi, T, Seyboth, P, Shileev, K, Sissakian, A N, Skrzypczak, E, Slodkowski, M, Sorin, A S, Staszel, P, Stefanek, G, Stepaniak, J, Strabel, C, Ströbele, H, Susa, T, Szentpétery, I, Szuba, M, Taranenko, A, Tsenov, R, Unger, M, Vassiliou, M, Vechernin, V V, Vesztergombi, G, Wlodarczyk, Z, Wojtaszek, A, Yi, J G, and Yoo, I K

Subjects
Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Abstract

Report from the NA61/SHINE pilot run performed in October 2007

Published
2007

42. Bose-Einstein correlations of $\pi^{-}\pi^{-}$ pairs in central Pb+Pb collisions at 20A,30A,40A,80A, and 158A GeV

Author

Alt, C., Antičić, T., Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Betev, L., Bialkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Bramm, R., Buncic, P., Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J. G., Csato, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Flierl, D., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gal, J., Gazdzicki, M., Genchev, V., Georgopoulos, G., Gladysz, E., Grebieszkow, K., Hegyi, S., Hohne, C., Kadija, K., Karev, A., Kikola, D, Kliemant, M., Kniege, S., Kolesnikov, V. I., Kornas, E., Korus, R., Kowalski, M., Kraus, I., Kreps, M., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., van Leeuwen, M., Levai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A. I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G. L., Mischke, A., Mitrovski, M., Molnar, J., Mrowczynski, S., Nikolić, V., Palla, G., Panagiotou, A. D., Panayotov, D., Petridis, A., Peryt, W, Pikna, M., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Puhlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczynski, M., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Sikler, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strabel, C., Strobele, H., Šuša, T., Szentpetery, I., Sziklai, J., Szuba, M., Szymanski, P., Trubnikov, V., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G. I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranić, D., Wetzler, A., Wlodarczyk, Z., Wojtaszek, A., Yoo, I. K., and Zimanyi, J.

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear Theory, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, SPS, pion, bose-einstein, correlations, QGP, Pb+Pb, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Measurements of Bose-Einstein correlations of pi-pi- pairs in central Pb+Pb collisions were performed with the NA49 detector at the CERN Super Proton Synchroton for beam energies of 20A, 30A, 40A, 80A, and 158A GeV. Correlation functions were measured in the longitudinally co-moving ``out-side-long'' reference frame as a function of rapidity and transverse momentum in the forward hemisphere of the reaction. Radius and correlation strength parameters were obtained from fits of a Gaussian parametrization. The results show a decrease of the radius parameters with increasing transverse momentum characteristic of strong radial flow in the pion source. No striking dependence on pion-pair rapidity or beam energy is observed. Static and dynamic properties of the pion source are obtained from simultaneous fits with a blast-wave model to radius parameters and midrapidity transverse momentum spectra. Predictions of hydrodynamic and microscopic models of Pb+Pb collisions are discussed.

Published
2007

43. Recent results on (anti)nucleus and (anti)hyperon production in nucleus-nucleus collisions at CERN SPS energies

Author

Alt, C., Anticic, T., Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Betev, L., Białkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Bramm, R., Bunčić, P., Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J. G., Csató, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Flierl, D., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gál, J., Gaździcki, M., Genchev, V., Georgopoulos, G., Gładysz, E., Grebieszkow, K., Hegyi, S., Höhne, C., Kadija, K., Karev, A., Kikola, D., Kliemant, M., Kniege, S., Kolesnikov, V. I., Kornas, E., Korus, R., Kowalski, M., Kraus, I., Kreps, M., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., Leeuwen, M., Lévai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A. I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G. L., Mischke, A., Mitrovski, M., Molnár, J., Mrówczyński, St, Nicolic, V., Pálla, G., Panagiotou, A. D., Panayotov, D., Petridis, A., Peryt, W., Pikna, M., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Pühlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Maciej Rybczynski, Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Siklér, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strabel, C., Ströbele, H., Susa, T., Szentpétery, I., Sziklai, J., Szuba, M., Szymanski, P., Trubnikov, V., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G. I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranić, D., Wetzler, A., Włodarczyk, Z., Wojtaszek, A., Yoo, I. K., Zimányi, J., and Melkumov, G.

Subjects
Mass number, Physics, Nuclear Theory, Hyperon, FOS: Physical sciences, Inverse, Strangeness, 7. Clean energy, Hadronization, Nuclear physics, Baryon, Rapidity, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), Nuclear Experiment, NA49 experiment
Abstract

The NA49 experiment has collected comprehensive data on particle production in nucleus-nucleus collisions over the whole SPS beam energies range, the critical energy domain where the expected phase transition to a deconfined phase is expected to occur. The latest results from Pb+Pb collisions between 20$A$ GeV and 158$A$ GeV on baryon stopping and light nuclei production as well as those for strange hyperons are presented. The measured data on $p$, $\bar{p}$, $\Lambda$, $\bar{\Lambda}$, $\Xi^-$ and $\bar{\Xi}^+$ production were used to evaluate the rapidity distributions of net-baryons at SPS energies and to compare with the results from the AGS and the RHIC for central Pb+Pb (Au+Au) collisions. The dependence of the yield ratios and the inverse slope parameter of the $m_t$ spectra on the collision energy and centrality, and the mass number of the produced nuclei $^3He$, $t$, $d$ and $\bar{d}$ are discussed within coalescence and statistical approaches. Analysis of the total multiplicity exhibits remarkable agreement between the measured yield for $^3He$ and those predicted by the statistical hadronization model. In addition, new results on $\Lambda$ and $\bar{\Lambda}$ as well as $\Xi^-$ production in minimum bias Pb+Pb reactions at 40$A$ GeV and 158$A$ GeV and central C+C, Si+Si and Pb+Pb collisions are presented. The system size dependence of the yields of these hyperons was analysed to determine the evolution of strangeness enhancement relative to elementary p+p collisions., Comment: Presented at Critical Point and Onset of Deconfinement 4th International Workshop, July 9-13 2007, GSI Darmstadt,Germany}

Published
2007

44. Na61/Shine at the CERN SPS

Author

Abgrall, N., Aduszkiewicz, A., Andrieu, B., Anticic, T., Antoniou, N., Asryan, A. G., Baatar, B., Blondel, A., Blumer, J., Boldizsar, L., Bravar, A., Brzychczyk, J., Bunyatov, S. A., Cafagna, F., Catanesi, M. G., Choi, K. -U, Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Cleymans, J., Derkach, D. A., Diakonos, F., Dominik, W., Dumarchez, J., Engel, R., Ereditato, A., Feofilov, G. A., Fodor, Z., Gazdzicki, M., Golubeva, M., Grebieszkow, K., Guber, F., Haungs, A., Hess, M., Igolkin, S., Ivanov, A. S., Alexander Ivashkin, Kadija, K., Karabowicz, R., Katrynska, N., Kielczewska, D., Kikola, D., Kim, J. -H, Kobayashi, T., Kolesnikov, V. I., Kolev, D., Kolevatov, R. S., Kondratiev, V. P., Kurepin, A., Lacey, R., Laszlo, A., Lehmann, S., Lungwitz, B., Lyubushkin, V. V., Maevskaya, A., Majka, Z., Malakhov, A. I., Marchionni, A., Di Marco, M., Matveev, V., Melkumov, G. L., Meregaglia, A., Messina, M., Meurer, C., Mijakowski, P., Mitrovski, M., Montaruli, T., Mrówczyński, St, Murphy, S., Nakadaira, T., Naumenko, P. A., Nikolic, V., Palczewski, T., Palla, G., Panagiotou, A. D., Peryt, W., Petridis, A., Planeta, R., Pluta, J., Popov, B. A., Posiadala, M., Przewlocki, P., Radicioni, E., Rauch, W., Renfordt, R., Röhrich, D., Rondio, E., Rossi, B., Roth, M., Rubbia, A., Rybczynski, M., Sadovsky, A., Sakashita, K., Schuster, T., Sekiguchi, T., Seyboth, P., Shileev, K., Sissakian, A. N., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Sorin, A. S., Staszel, P., Stefanek, G., Stepaniak, J., Strabel, C., Stroebele, H., Susa, T., Szentpetery, I., Szuba, M., Taranenko, A., Tsenov, R., Unger, M., Vassiliou, M., Vechernin, V. V., Vesztergombi, G., Wlodarczyk, Z., Wojtaszek, A., Yi, J. -G, and Yoo, I. -K

Subjects
Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Theory, FOS: Physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), Nuclear Experiment, Nuclear Physics
Abstract

Status of the new experimental program to study hadron production in hadron-nucleus and nucleus-nucleus collisions at the CERN SPS will be presented. In particular, a detailed physics motivation and experimental strategy will be given for the part of the program related to the physics of strongly interacting matter: search for the critical point of strongly interacting matter, study properties of the onset of deconfinement, and high p_T measurements in p+p and p+A interactions. The planned measurements for the neutrino T2K and cosmic-ray experiments will also be discussed., Proceedings of CPOD07, Darmstadt, Germany

Published
2007

45. Event-by-event transverse momentum fluctuations in nuclear collisions at CERN SPS

Author

Alt, C., Anticic, T., Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Betev, L., Białkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Bramm, R., Bunčić, P., Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J. G., Csató, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Flierl, D., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gál, J., Gaździcki, M., Genchev, V., Georgopoulos, G., Gładysz, E., Grebieszkow, K., Hegyi, S., Höhne, C., Kadija, K., Karev, A., Kikola, D., Kliemant, M., Kniege, S., Kolesnikov, V. I., Kornas, E., Korus, R., Kowalski, M., Kraus, I., Kreps, M., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., Leeuwen, M., Lévai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A. I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G. L., Mischke, A., Mitrovski, M., Molnár, J., Mrówczyński, St, Nicolic, V., Pálla, G., Panagiotou, A. D., Panayotov, D., Petridis, A., Peryt, W., Pikna, M., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Pühlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczyński, M., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Siklér, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strabel, C., Ströbele, H., Susa, T., Szentpétery, I., Sziklai, J., Szuba, M., Szymanski, P., Trubnikov, V., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G. I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranić, D., Wetzler, A., Zbigniew Wlodarczyk, Wojtaszek, A., Yoo, I. K., and Zimány, J.

Subjects
Nuclear physics, Physics, Large Hadron Collider, Event (relativity), Transverse momentum, Nuclear Theory, FOS: Physical sciences, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), Nuclear Experiment, Nuclear Physics
Abstract

The latest NA49 results on event-by-event transverse momentum fluctuations are presented for central Pb+Pb interactions over the whole SPS energy range (20A - 158A GeV). Two different methods are applied: evaluating the $\Phi_{p_{T}}$ fluctuation measure and studying two-particle transverse momentum correlations. The obtained results are compared to predictions of the UrQMD model. The results on the energy dependence are compared to the NA49 data on the system size dependence. The NA61 (SHINE, NA49-future) strategy of searching of the QCD critical end-point is also discussed., Comment: proceedings article from CPOD07 (figure 7 - updated, reference 2 - modified)

Published
2007

46. Additional Information Requested in the Proposal Review Process (addendum to the proposal P330)

Author

Gazdzicki, Marek, Cafagna, F, Catanesi, M G, Montaruli, T, Radicioni, E, Röhrich, D, Fodor, Z, Vesztergombi, G, Antoniou, N, Christakoglou, P, Diakonos, F, Panagiotou, A D, Petridis, A, Vassiliou, M, Ereditato, A, Hess, M, Boldizsar, L, Laszlo, A, Pálla, G, Szentpétery, I, Cleymans, J, Brzychczyk, J, Katrynska, N, Karabowicz, R, Majka, Z, Planeta, R, Staszel, P, Baatar, B, Kolesnikov, V I, Malakhov, A I, Melkumov, G L, Sissakian, A N, Sorin, A S, Rauch, W, Lungwitz, B, Mitrovski, M, Renfordt, R, Schuster, T, Strabel, C, Ströbele, H, Blondel, A, Bravar, A, Di Marco, M, Blumer, J, Engel, R, Haungs, A, Meurer, C, Roth, M, Gazdzicki, M, Korus, R, Mrówczynski, S, Rybczynski, M, Seyboth, P, Stefanek, G, Wlodarczyk, Z, Wojtaszek, A, Guber, F, Kurepin, A, Ivashkin, A, Maevskaya, A, Andrieu, B, Dumarchez, J, Choi, K U, Kim, J H, Yi, J G, Yoo, I K, Kolev, D, Tsenov, R, Asryan, A G, Derkach, D A, Feofilov, G A, Iguchi, S, Ivanov, A S, Kolevatov, R S, Kondratiev, V P, Naumenko, P A, Vechernin, V V, Chung, P, Lacey, R, Taranenko, A, Kobayashi, T, Nakadaira, T, Sakashita, K, Sekiguchi, T, Grebieszkow, K, Kikola, D, Peryt, W, Pluta, J, Slodkowski, M, Szuba, M, Aduszkiewicz, A, Dominik, Wojciech, Kielczewska, D, Posiadala, M, Skrzypczak, E, Mijakowski, P, Palczewski, T, Przewlocki, P, Rondio, E, Stepaniak, J, Anticic, T, Kadija, K, Nikolic, V, Susa, T, Marchionni, A, Natterer, G, and Rubbia, André

Subjects
Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Published
2007

48. Elliptic flow of Lambda hyperons in Pb+Pb collisions at 158A GeV

Author

Alt, C. Anticic, T. Baatar, B. Barna, D. Bartke, J. and Betev, L. Bialkowska, H. Blume, C. Boimska, B. Botje, M. and Bracinik, J. Bramm, R. Buncic, P. Cerny, V. and Christakoglou, P. Chung, P. Chvala, O. Cramer, J. G. and Csato, P. Dinkelaker, P. Eckardt, V. Flierl, D. Fodor, Z. Foka, P. Friese, V. Gal, J. Gazdzicki, M. and Georgopoulos, G. Gladysz, E. Grebieszkow, K. Hegyi, S. and Hoehne, C. Kadija, K. Karev, A. Kliemant, M. Kniege, S. and Kolesnikov, V. I. Kornas, E. Korus, R. Kowalski, M. and Kraus, I. Kreps, M. Lacey, R. Laszlo, A. van Leeuwen, M. and Levai, P. Litov, L. Lungwitz, B. Makariev, M. and Malakhov, A. I. Mateev, M. Melkumov, G. L. Mischke, A. and Mitrovski, M. Molnar, J. Mrowczynski, St. Nicolic, V. and Palla, G. Panagiotou, A. D. Panayotov, D. Petridis, A. and Pikna, M. Prindle, D. Puehlhofer, F. Renfordt, R. and Roland, C. Roland, G. Rybczynski, M. Rybicki, A. and Sandoval, A. Schmitz, N. Schuster, T. Seyboth, P. and Sikler, F. Sitar, B. Skrzypczak, E. Stefanek, G. Stock, R. Strabel, C. Stroebele, H. Susa, T. Szentpetery, I. and Sziklai, J. Szymanski, P. Trubnikov, V. Varga, D. and Vassiliou, M. Veres, G. I. Vesztergombi, G. Vranic, D. and Wetzler, A. Wlodarczyk, Z. Wojtaszek, A. Yoo, I. K. and Zimanyi, J. NA49 Collaboration

Subjects
Nuclear Theory, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The elliptic flow of Lambda hyperons has been measured by the NA49 Collaboration at the CERN-SPS in semicentral Pb+Pb collisions at 158A GeV. The standard method of correlating particles with the event plane was used. Measurements of v(2) near midrapidity are reported as a function of rapidity, centrality and transverse momentum. Elliptic flow of Lambda particles increases both with the impact parameter and with the transverse momentum. It is compared with v(2) for pions and protons as well as with model calculations. The observation of significant elliptic flow and its mass dependence suggest strong collective behavior of the matter produced in collisions of heavy nuclei already at the SPS. Scaling properties of elliptic flow of different particle species have been tested at 158A GeV. The limited p(T) range of the data does not allow for a decisive test of the coalescence model.

Published
2007

49. Centrality and system size dependence of multiplicity fluctuations in nuclear collisions at 158A GeV

Author

Alt, C. Anticic, T. Baatar, B. Barna, D. Bartke, J. and Betev, L. Bialkowska, H. Blume, C. Boimska, B. Botje, M. and Bracinik, J. Bramm, R. Buncic, P. Cerny, V. and Christakoglou, P. Chung, P. Chvala, O. Cramer, J. G. and Csato, P. Dinkelaker, P. Eckardt, V. Flierl, D. Fodor, Z. Foka, P. Friese, V. Gl, J. Gazdzicki, M. Genchev, V. Georgopoulos, G. Gladysz, E. Grebieszkow, K. Hegyi, S. Hoehne, C. Kadija, K. Karev, A. Kikola, D. and Kliemant, M. Kniege, S. Kolesnikov, V. I. Kornas, E. and Korus, R. Kowalski, M. Kraus, I. Kreps, M. Laszlo, A. and Lacey, R. van Leeuwen, M. Levai, P. Litov, L. and Lungwitz, B. Makariev, M. Malakhov, A. I. Mateev, M. and Melkumov, G. L. Mischke, A. Mitrovski, M. Molnar, J. and Mrowczynski, St. Nicolic, V. Palla, G. Panagiotou, A. D. and Panayotov, D. Peryt, W. Petridis, A. Pikna, M. Pluta, J. and Prindle, D. Puehlhofer, F. Renfordt, R. Roland, C. and Roland, G. Rybczynski, M. Rybicki, A. Sandoval, A. and Schmitz, N. Schuster, T. Seyboth, P. Sikler, F. Sitar, B. Skrzypczak, E. Slodkowski, M. Stefanek, G. Stock, R. and Strabel, C. Stroebele, H. Susa, T. Szentpetery, I. and Sziklai, J. Szuba, M. Szymanski, P. Trubnikov, V. Varga, D. Vassiliou, M. Veres, G. I. Vesztergombi, G. Vranic, D. Wetzler, A. Wlodarczyk, Z. Wojtaszek, A. Yoo, I. K. and Zimnyi, J. NA49 Collaboration

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The centrality and system size dependence of multiplicity fluctuations of charged particles produced in nuclear collisions at 158A GeV was studied by the NA49 Collaboration. Centrality selected Pb+Pb collisions, semicentral C+C and Si+Si collisions as well as inelastic p+p interactions were analyzed. The number of projectile participants determined on an event-by-event basis was used to characterize the collision centrality. The scaled variance of the multiplicity distribution obtained in the forward rapidity region (1.1 < y(c.m.)< 2.6) shows a significant increase toward peripheral collisions. The results are similar for negatively and positively charged particles and about 50% larger for all charged particles. String-hadronic models of nuclear reactions without the fusion process do not reproduce the rise of fluctuations from central toward peripheral collisions. The measured centrality dependence can be reproduced in superposition models with the assumption of contributions from target participants to particle production in the forward hemisphere or in string models with fusion.

Published
2007

50. Pion and kaon production in central Pb+Pb collisions at 20A and 30A GeV: Evidence for the onset of deconfinement

Author

Alt, C., Anticic, T., Baatar, B., Barna, D., Bartke, J., Betev, L., Bialkowska, H., Blume, C., Boimska, B., Botje, M., Bracinik, J., Bramm, R., Buncic, P., Cerny, V., Christakoglou, P., Chung, P., Chvala, O., Cramer, J.G., Csato, P., Dinkelaker, P., Eckardt, V., Flierl, D., Fodor, Z., Foka, P., Friese, V., Gal, J., Gazdzicki, M., Genchev, V., Gladysz, E., Grebieszkow, K., Hegyi, S., Hohne, C., Kadija, K., Karev, A., Kikola, D., Kliemant, M., Kniege, S., Kolesnikov, V.I., Kollegger, T., Kornas, E., Kowalski, M., Kraus, I., Kreps, M., Laszlo, A., Lacey, R., van Leeuwen, M., Levai, P., Litov, L., Lungwitz, B., Makariev, M., Malakhov, A.I., Mateev, M., Melkumov, G.L., Mischke, A., Mitrovski, M., Molnar, J., Mrowczynski, St., Nicolic, V., Palla, G., Panagiotou, A.D., Panayotov, D., Petridis, A., Peryt, W., Pikna, M., Pluta, J., Prindle, D., Puhlhofer, F., Renfordt, R., Roland, C., Roland, G., Rybczynski, M., Rybicki, A., Sandoval, A., Schmitz, N., Schuster, T., Seyboth, P., Sikler, F., Sitar, B., Skrzypczak, E., Slodkowski, M., Stefanek, G., Stock, R., Strabel, C., Strobele, H., Susa, T., Szentpetery, I., Sziklai, J., Szuba, M., Szymanski, P., Trubnikov, V., Varga, D., Vassiliou, M., Veres, G.I., Vesztergombi, G., Vranic, D., Wetzler, A., Wlodarczyk, Z., Yoo, I.K., and Zimanyi, J.

Subjects
Nuclear Theory, FOS: Physical sciences, Nuclear Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex), Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Results on charged pion and kaon production in central Pb+Pb collisions at 20A and 30A GeV are presented and compared to data at lower and higher energies. A rapid change of the energy dependence is observed around 30A GeV for the yields of pions and kaons as well as for the shape of the transverse mass spectra. The change is compatible with the prediction that the threshold for production of a state of deconfined matter at the early stage of the collisions is located at low SPS energies., Comment: 12 pages, 8 figures

Published
2007
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