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Title: Medium modifications of the rho meson at CERN super proton synchrotron energies (200 GeV/nucleon)

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Institut de Physique Nucleaires, 43 Avenue de 11 Novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex (France)

Rho meson propagation in hot hadronic matter is studied in a model with coupling to {pi}{pi} states. Medium modifications are induced by a change of the pion dispersion relation through collisions with nucleons and {Delta}{close_quote}s in the fireball. Maintaining gauge invariance dilepton production is calculated and compared to the recent data of the CERES Collaboration in central S+Au collisions at 200 GeV/u. The observed enhancement of the rate below the rho meson mass can be largely accounted for. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}

OSTI ID:
279475
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 76, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: Jan 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English