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Title: Centrality dependence of low-momentum direct-photon production in Au + Au collisions at s N N = 200   GeV

Journal Article · · Physical Review. C. Nuclear Physics
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The PHENIX experiment at RHIC has measured the centrality dependence of the direct photon yield from Au+Au collisions at √sNN = 200 GeV down to pT = 0.4 GeV/c. Photons are detected via photon conversions to e⁺e⁻ pairs and an improved technique is applied that minimizes the systematic uncertainties that usually limit direct photon measurements, in particular at low pT . In this paper, we find an excess of direct photons above the Ncoll-scaled yield measured in p+p collisions. This excess yield is well described by an exponential distribution with an inverse slope of about 240 MeV/c in the pT range from 0.6–2.0 GeV/c. Finally, in this study, while the shape of the pT distribution is independent of centrality within the experimental uncertainties, the yield increases rapidly with increasing centrality, scaling approximately with N α part, where α = 1.38±0.03(stat)±0.07(syst).

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Contributing Organization:
PHENIX Collaboration
Grant/Contract Number:
SC00112704; AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1188244
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1184688; OSTI ID: 1324135
Report Number(s):
BNL-108031-2015-JA; PRVCAN
Journal Information:
Physical Review. C. Nuclear Physics, Vol. 91, Issue 6; ISSN 0556-2813
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 120 works
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Web of Science

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