Balance functions from Au+Au, d+Au, and p+p collisions at √sNN=200 GeV
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Balewski, Jan T.
Betancourt, Michael Joseph
Corliss, Ross Cameron
Hays-Wehle, James Prewitt
Jones, Christopher LaDon
Kocoloski, Adam Philip
Leight, William Axel
Sakuma, Tai
Seele, Joseph Patrick
Surrow, Bernd
Alternative Title
Balance functions from Au+Au, d+Au, and p+p collisions at [square root] √sNN=200 GeV
Date Issued
August 2010
Journal
Physical review C
Publisher
American Physical Society
Citation
Aggarwal, M. et al. “Balance functions from Au+Au, d+Au, and p+p collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200 GeV.” Physical Review C 82.2 (2010): n. pag. © 2010 The American Physical Society
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Abstract
Balance functions have been measured for charged-particle pairs, identified charged-pion pairs, and identified charged-kaon pairs in Au+Au, d+Au, and p+p collisions at [square root]√sNN=200 GeV at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider using the STAR detector. These balance functions are presented in terms of relative pseudorapidity, Δη [delta eta], relative rapidity, Δy [delta gamma], relative azimuthal angle, Δϕ [delta phi], and invariant relative momentum, q [subscript inv]. For charged-particle pairs, the width of the balance function in terms of Δη [delta eta] scales smoothly with the number of participating nucleons, while HIJING and UrQMD model calculations show no dependence on centrality or system size. For charged-particle and charged-pion pairs, the balance functions widths in terms of Δη [delta eta] and Δy [delta gamma]are narrower in central Au+Au collisions than in peripheral collisions. The width for central collisions is consistent with thermal blast-wave models where the balancing charges are highly correlated in coordinate space at breakup. This strong correlation might be explained by either delayed hadronization or limited diffusion during the reaction. Furthermore, the narrowing trend is consistent with the lower kinetic temperatures inherent to more central collisions. In contrast, the width of the balance function for charged-kaon pairs in terms of Δy [delta gamma] shows little centrality dependence, which may signal a different production mechanism for kaons. The widths of the balance functions for charged pions and kaons in terms of q [subscript inv] narrow in central collisions compared to peripheral collisions, which may be driven by the change in the kinetic temperature.
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Bates Linear Accelerator Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear Science
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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.82.024905
