Suppression of J/{psi} and {psi}{sup {prime}} production in high-energy Pb on Pb collisions
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 (United States)
The anomalous J/{psi} suppression in Pb-Pb collisions at 158AGeV observed recently by NA50 can be explained as due to the transition to a phase of strong J/{psi} absorption, which sets in when the local energy density exceeds about 3.4 GeV/fm{sup 3}. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-96OR22464
- OSTI ID:
- 496883
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review, C, Journal Name: Physical Review, C Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 55; ISSN PRVCAN; ISSN 0556-2813
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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