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Title: Pion, kaon, proton and anti-proton transverse momentum distributions from p+p and d+Au collisions at sqrt(sNN) = 200 GeV

Journal Article · · Physical Letters B
OSTI ID:841699
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Identified mid-rapidity particle spectra of {pi}{sup {+-}}, K{sup {+-}}, and p({bar p}) from 200 GeV p+p and d+Au collisions are reported. A time-of-flight detector based on multi-gap resistive plate chamber technology is used for particle identification. The particle-species dependence of the Cronin effect is observed to be significantly smaller than that at lower energies. The ratio of the nuclear modification factor (R{sub dAu}) between (p+ {bar p}) and charged hadrons (h) in the transverse momentum range 1.2 < p{sub T} < 3.0 GeV/c is measured to be 1.19 {+-} 0.05(stat) {+-} 0.03(syst) in minimum-bias collisions and shows little centrality dependence. The yield ratio of (p + {bar p})/h in minimum-bias d+Au collisions is found to be a factor of 2 lower than that in Au+Au collisions, indicating that the Cronin effect alone is not enough to account for the relative baryon enhancement observed in heavy ion collisions at RHIC.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Director. Office of Science. Office of High Energy and Nuclear Physics. Division of Nuclear Physics; National Science Foundation (NSF); German BMBF, France IN2P3, RA, RPL, EMN, United Kingdom EPSRC, Brazil FAPESP, Russian Ministry of Science and Technology, China Ministry of Education, NNSFC,Czech Republic SFOM, India DAE, DST, CSIR, Swiss National Science Foundation (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
841699
Report Number(s):
LBNL-55124; R&D Project: NRNC; TRN: US0502647
Journal Information:
Physical Letters B, Vol. 616, Issue 1-2; Other Information: Submitted to Physical Letters B: Volume 616, No.1-2; Journal Publication Date: 06/09/2005; PBD: 16 Sep 2003
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English