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Title: Transverse momentum and centrality dependence of high-p{sub T} nonphotonic electron suppression in Au+Au collisions at {radical}{ovr s}{sub NN} = 200 GeV.

Abstract

The STAR collaboration at the BNL Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider (RHIC) reports measurements of the inclusive yield of nonphotonic electrons, which arise dominantly from semileptonic decays of heavy flavor mesons, over a broad range of transverse momenta (1.2 < p{sub T} < 10 GeV/c) in p+p, d+Au, and Au+Au collisions at {radical}s{sub NN} = 200 GeV. The nonphotonic electron yield exhibits an unexpectedly large suppression in central Au+Au collisions at high p{sub T}, suggesting substantial heavy-quark energy loss at RHIC. The centrality and p{sub T} dependences of the suppression provide constraints on theoretical models of suppression.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF); Swiss NSF
OSTI Identifier:
964643
Report Number(s):
ANL-HEP-PR-09-56
Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007; PRLTAO; TRN: US0903606
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; Journal Volume: 98; Journal Issue: 2007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; BNL; ELECTRONS; MESONS; SEMILEPTONIC DECAY; TRANSVERSE MOMENTUM

Citation Formats

Krueger, K., McClain, C. J., Spinka, H. M., Underwood, D. G., Abelev, B. I., Aggarwal, M. M., Ahammed, Z., Anderson, B. D., Arkhipkin, D., STAR Collaboration, High Energy Physics, Univ. of Illinois, Panjab Univ., Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kent State Univ., and Particale Physics Lab. Transverse momentum and centrality dependence of high-p{sub T} nonphotonic electron suppression in Au+Au collisions at {radical}{ovr s}{sub NN} = 200 GeV.. United States: N. p., 2007. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.192301.
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Krueger, K., McClain, C. J., Spinka, H. M., Underwood, D. G., Abelev, B. I., Aggarwal, M. M., Ahammed, Z., Anderson, B. D., Arkhipkin, D., STAR Collaboration, High Energy Physics, Univ. of Illinois, Panjab Univ., Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kent State Univ., & Particale Physics Lab. Transverse momentum and centrality dependence of high-p{sub T} nonphotonic electron suppression in Au+Au collisions at {radical}{ovr s}{sub NN} = 200 GeV.. United States. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.192301.
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Krueger, K., McClain, C. J., Spinka, H. M., Underwood, D. G., Abelev, B. I., Aggarwal, M. M., Ahammed, Z., Anderson, B. D., Arkhipkin, D., STAR Collaboration, High Energy Physics, Univ. of Illinois, Panjab Univ., Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kent State Univ., and Particale Physics Lab. Mon . "Transverse momentum and centrality dependence of high-p{sub T} nonphotonic electron suppression in Au+Au collisions at {radical}{ovr s}{sub NN} = 200 GeV.". United States. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.192301.
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@article{osti_964643,
title = {Transverse momentum and centrality dependence of high-p{sub T} nonphotonic electron suppression in Au+Au collisions at {radical}{ovr s}{sub NN} = 200 GeV.},
author = {Krueger, K. and McClain, C. J. and Spinka, H. M. and Underwood, D. G. and Abelev, B. I. and Aggarwal, M. M. and Ahammed, Z. and Anderson, B. D. and Arkhipkin, D. and STAR Collaboration and High Energy Physics and Univ. of Illinois and Panjab Univ. and Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre and Kent State Univ. and Particale Physics Lab.},
abstractNote = {The STAR collaboration at the BNL Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider (RHIC) reports measurements of the inclusive yield of nonphotonic electrons, which arise dominantly from semileptonic decays of heavy flavor mesons, over a broad range of transverse momenta (1.2 < p{sub T} < 10 GeV/c) in p+p, d+Au, and Au+Au collisions at {radical}s{sub NN} = 200 GeV. The nonphotonic electron yield exhibits an unexpectedly large suppression in central Au+Au collisions at high p{sub T}, suggesting substantial heavy-quark energy loss at RHIC. The centrality and p{sub T} dependences of the suppression provide constraints on theoretical models of suppression.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.192301},
journal = {Phys. Rev. Lett.},
number = 2007,
volume = 98,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2007},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2007}
}
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