What the NA60 dilepton data can tell

dc.creatorRenk, Thorsten
dc.creatorRuppert, Jorg
dc.date2006-05-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:10:08Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:10:08Z
dc.descriptionThe NA60 experiment has studied low-mass muon pair production in In-In collisions at 158 AGeV with unprecedented precision. Thus, there is hope that the in-medium modifications of the vector meson spectral function can be constrained more thoroughly than from previous experiments. Towards this goal, we present a study comparing different models for the in-medium modification of vector mesons. In particular, we investigate what can be learned about collisional broadening by a medium at finite temperature and baryon density and what model independent constraints can be obtained from the data. Of special relevance is a comparison to $p_T$-cuts of the dilepton spectra. Those not only provide independent tests of the evolution model and $p_T$-dependence of the spectral function but also unambiguously decide if the observed yield in the higher mass spectrum $M > 1 {\rm GeV}$ is mainly due to the hot phase of the evolution or four pion annihilation processes.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0605130
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0605130
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/111329
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleWhat the NA60 dilepton data can tell
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