Production of ω mesons in p + p, d + Au, Cu + Cu, and Au + Au collisions at √sNN=200 GeV

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Abstract

The PHENIX experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider has measured ω meson production via leptonic and hadronic decay channels in p+p, d+Au, Cu+Cu, and Au+Au collisions at √sNN = 200 GeV. The invariant transverse momentum spectra measured in different decay modes give consistent results. Measurements in the hadronic decay channel in Cu+Cu and Au+Au collisions show that ω production has a suppression pattern at high transverse momentum, similar to that of π0 and η in central collisions, but no suppression is observed in peripheral collisions. The nuclear modification factors, RAA, are consistent in Cu+Cu and Au+Au collisions at similar numbers of participant nucleons.

Original languageEnglish
Article number044902
JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume84
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Oct 2011
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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