Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-4-2020
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevC.102.064905
Abstract
The PHENIX experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider measured π0 and η mesons at midrapidity in U+U collisions at √sNN=192 GeV in a wide transverse momentum range. Measurements were performed in the π0(η)→γγ decay modes. A strong suppression of π0 and η meson production at high transverse momentum was observed in central U+U collisions relative to binary scaled p+p results. Yields of π0 and η mesons measured in U+U collisions show similar suppression pattern to those measured in Au+Au collisions at √sNN=200 GeV for similar numbers of participant nucleons. The η/π0 ratios do not show dependence on centrality or transverse momentum and are consistent with previously measured values in hadron-hadron, hadron-nucleus, nucleus-nucleus, and e+e− collisions.
Recommended Citation
Daugherity, Mike; Isenhower, Donald; and Towell, Rusty, "Production of π0 and η mesons in U+U collisions at √sNN=192 GeV" (2020). Engineering and Physics. 20.
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/engineer_physics/20
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