Enhanced J/{psi} suppression due to gluon depletion
- Institute of Theoretical Science and Department of Physics, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-5203 (United States)
- Department of Physics, Comenius University, SK-84215, Bratislava (Slovakia)
The nonlinear effect of gluon depletion in the collision of large nuclei can be large. It is due to multiple scatterings among comoving partons initiated by primary scattering of partons in the colliding nuclei. The effect can give rise to substantial suppression of J/{psi} production in very large nuclei, even if the linear depletion effect is insignificant for the collisions of nuclei of smaller sizes. This mechanism offers a natural explanation of the enhanced suppression in the Pb-Pb data recently observed by NA50. {copyright} {ital 1998} {ital The American Physical Society}
- OSTI ID:
- 638828
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review, C, Journal Name: Physical Review, C Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 58; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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