Hadron production in deuteron-gold collisions and nuclear parton distributions

dc.creatorAdeluyi, Adeola
dc.creatorFai, George
dc.date2007-10-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:19:49Z
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dc.descriptionWe calculate nuclear modification factors $R_{dAu}$, central-to-peripheral ratios, $R_{CP}$, and pseudorapidity asymmetries $Y_{Asym}$ in deuteron-gold collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 200$ GeV in the framework of leading-order (LO) perturbative Quantum Chromodynamics. We use the Eskola-Kolhinen-Salgado (EKS), the Frankfurt-Guzey-Strikman (FGS) and the Hirai-Kumano-Nagai (HKN) nuclear parton distribution functions and the Albino-Kramer-Kniehl (AKK) fragmentation functions in our calculations. Results are compared to experimental data from the BRAHMS and STAR collaborations.
dc.description10 pages, 5 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0710.1453
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0710.1453
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.C76:054904,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevC.76.054904
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/193818
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleHadron production in deuteron-gold collisions and nuclear parton distributions
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