K*0 production in Cu+Cu and Au+Au collisions at sqrt sNN = 62.4 GeV and 200 GeV

Journal Article · Tue Sep 20 04:00:00 EDT 2011 · Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics)

OSTI ID:1043982

M, Aggarwal M; Dunlop, J

We report on K*{sup 0} production at midrapidity in Au + Au and Cu + Cu collisions at {radical}s{sub NN} = 62.4 and 200 GeV collected by the Solenoid Tracker at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider detector. The K*{sup 0} is reconstructed via the hadronic decays K*{sup 0} {yields} K{sup +} {pi}{sup -} and {ovr K*{sup 0}} {yields} K{sup -}{pi}{sup +}. Transverse momentum, p{sub T}, spectra are measured over a range of p{sub T} extending from 0.2 GeV/c up to 5 GeV/c. The center-of-mass energy and system size dependence of the rapidity density, dN/dy, and the average transverse momentum, <p{sub T}>, are presented. The measured N(K*{sup 0})/N(K) and N({phi})/N(K*{sup 0}) ratios favor the dominance of rescattering of decay daughters of K*{sup 0} over the hadronic regeneration for the K*{sup 0} production. In the intermediate p{sub T} region (2.0 < p{sub T} < 4.0 GeV/c), the elliptic flow parameter, v{sub 2}, and the nuclear modification factor, R{sub CP}, agree with the expectations from the quark coalescence model of particle production.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE SC OFFICE OF SCIENCE (SC)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-98CH10886
• OSTI ID: 1043982
• Report Number(s): BNL--96601-2011-JA; KB0202012
• Journal Information: Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics), Journal Name: Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics) Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 84; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
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HEAVY IONS
MODIFICATIONS
PARTICLE PRODUCTION
PARTICLE RAPIDITY
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QUARKS
REGENERATION
RESCATTERING
SOLENOIDS
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