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Title: Low-momentum direct-photon measurement in Cu + Cu collisions at s N N = 200 GeV

Journal Article · · Physical Review C
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Here, we measured direct photons for pT < 5GeV/c in minimum bias and 0%–40% most-central events at midrapidity for Cu+Cu collisions at √sNN = 200GeV. The e+e contribution from quasireal direct virtual photons has been determined as an excess over the known hadronic contributions in the e+e mass distribution. A clear enhancement of photons over the binary scaled p + p fit is observed for pT < 4GeV/c in Cu+Cu data. The pT spectra are consistent with the Au + Au data covering a similar number of participants. The inverse slopes of the exponential fits to the excess after subtraction of the p + p baseline are 285 ± 53(stat) ± 57(syst) MeV/c and 333 ± 72(stat) ± 45(syst) MeV/c for minimum bias and 0%–40% most-central events, respectively. The rapidity density, dN/dy, of photons demonstrates the same power law as a function of dNch/dη observed in Au + Au at the same collision energy.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Contributing Organization:
PHENIX Collaboration
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704
OSTI ID:
1482284
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1482571
Report Number(s):
BNL-209456-2018-JAAM; PRVCAN; 054902
Journal Information:
Physical Review C, Journal Name: Physical Review C Vol. 98 Journal Issue: 5; ISSN 2469-9985
Publisher:
American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 12 works
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