Suppression of High-p_T Neutral Pion Production in Central Pb+Pb Collisions at sqrt{s_NN} = 17.3 GeV Relative to p+C and p+Pb Collisions

dc.creatorWA98 Collaboration
dc.creatorAggarwal, M. M.
dc.date2007-08-20
dc.date2008-06-17
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:52:59Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:52:59Z
dc.descriptionNeutral pion transverse momentum spectra were measured in p+C and p+Pb collisions at sqrt{s_NN} = 17.4 GeV at mid-rapidity 2.3 < eta_lab < 3.0 over the range 0.7< p_T < 3.5 GeV/c. The spectra are compared to pi0 spectra measured in Pb+Pb collisions at sqrt{s_NN} = 17.3 GeV in the same experiment. For a wide range of Pb+Pb centralities (N_part < 300) the yield of pi0's with p_T > 2 GeV/c is larger than or consistent with the p+C or p+Pb yields scaled with the number of nucleon-nucleon collisions (N_coll), while for central Pb+Pb collisions with N_part > 350 the pi0 yield is suppressed.
dc.description5 pages, 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0708.2630
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0708.2630
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.Lett.100:242301,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.242301
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/204376
dc.subjectNuclear Experiment
dc.titleSuppression of High-p_T Neutral Pion Production in Central Pb+Pb Collisions at sqrt{s_NN} = 17.3 GeV Relative to p+C and p+Pb Collisions
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