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Title: Forward J / ψ production in U + U collisions at s N N = 193 GeV

Journal Article · · Physical Review C
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Here, the invariant yields, dN/dy, for J/ψ production at forward rapidity (1.2 < |y| < 2.2) in U+U collisions at √SNN=193GeV have been measured as a function of collision centrality. The invariant yields and nuclear-modification factor RAA are presented and compared with those from Au+Au collisions in the same rapidity range. Additionally, the direct ratio of the invariant yields from U + U and Au + Au collisions within the same centrality class is presented, and used to investigate the role of cc¯ coalescence. Two different parametrizations of the deformed Woods-Saxon distribution were used in Glauber calculations to determine the values of the number of nucleon-nucleon collisions in each centrality class, Ncoll, and these were found to give significantly different Ncoll values. Results using Ncoll values from both deformed Woods-Saxon distributions are presented. The measured ratios show that the J/ψ suppression, relative to binary collision scaling, is similar in U + U and Au + Au for peripheral and midcentral collisions, but that J/ψ show less suppression for the most central U + U collisions. The results are consistent with a picture in which, for central collisions, increase in the J/ψ yield due to cc¯ coalescence becomes more important than the decrease in yield due to increased energy density. For midcentral collisions, the conclusions about the balance between cc¯ coalescence and suppression depend on which deformed Woods-Saxon distribution is used to determine Ncoll.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Contributing Organization:
PHENIX Collaboration
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; SC00112704
OSTI ID:
1324170
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1240217; OSTI ID: 1335478
Report Number(s):
BNL-112154-2016-JA; PRVCAN; KB0201022; ERKBP09
Journal Information:
Physical Review C, Vol. 93, Issue 3; ISSN 2469-9985
Publisher:
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Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 8 works
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