RHIC Results on J/Psi
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Quarkonia ($J/ψ$, $ψ$', $Υ$) production provides a sensitive probe of gluon distributions and their modification in nuclei; and is a leading probe of the hot-dense (deconfined) matter created in high-energy collisions of heavy ions. We will discuss the current understanding of the production process and of the cold-nuclear-matter effects that modify this production in nuclei in the context of recent p+p and p(d)+A quarkonia measurements. Then we will review the latest results for nucleus-nucleus collisions from RHIC, and together with the baseline results from d+A and p+p collisions, discuss several alternative explanations for the observed suppressions and future prospects for distinguishing these different pictures.
8 pages, 12 figures, proceedings for Quark Matter 2006 Plenary talk
8 pages, 12 figures, proceedings for Quark Matter 2006 Plenary talk