- High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
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Institut de Recherche sur les Lois Fondamentales de l'Univers
2016-2025
Université Paris-Saclay
2010-2025
Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
2016-2025
CEA Paris-Saclay
2016-2025
A. Alikhanyan National Laboratory
2015-2024
Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
2024
Institut de Physique
2023
Technical University of Munich
2021
Direction des énergies
2009-2019
Brookhaven National Laboratory
2003-2018
The centrality dependence of transverse momentum distributions and yields for ${\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}},{K}^{\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}},p$, $\overline{p}$ in $\text{Au}+\text{Au}$ collisions at $\sqrt{{s}_{NN}}=200\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\text{GeV}$ midrapidity are measured by the PHENIX experiment Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. We observe a clear particle mass shapes spectra central below $\ensuremath{\sim}2\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\text{GeV}∕c$ ${p}_{T}$....
The anisotropy parameter (v(2)), the second harmonic of azimuthal particle distribution, has been measured with PHENIX detector in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s(NN)]=200 GeV for identified and inclusive charged production central rapidities (|eta|<0.35) respect to reaction plane defined high (|eta|=3-4 ). We observe that v(2) mesons falls below (anti)baryons p(T)>2 GeV/c, marked contrast predictions a hydrodynamical model. A quark-coalescence model is also investigated.
Transverse momentum spectra of neutral pions in the range 1<pT<10 GeV/c have been measured at midrapidity by PHENIX experiment BNL RHIC Au+Au collisions sNN=200 GeV. The π0 multiplicity central reactions is significantly below yields same sNN peripheral and p+p scaled number nucleon-nucleon collisions. For most bin, suppression factor ∼2.5 pT=2 increases to ∼4–5 pT≈4 GeV/c. At larger pT, remains constant within errors. deficit already apparent semiperipheral smoothly with centrality.Received...
The PHENIX experiment at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) has measured electrons with $0.3<{p}_{T}<9\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}/c$ midrapidity ($|y|<0.35$) from heavy-flavor (charm and bottom) decays in $\mathrm{Au}+\mathrm{Au}$ collisions $\sqrt{{s}_{\mathrm{NN}}}=200\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}$. nuclear modification factor ${R}_{\mathrm{AA}}$ relative to $p+p$ shows a strong suppression central collisions, indicating substantial energy loss of heavy quarks medium produced RHIC...
The spin structure function of the neutron gn1 has been determined over range 0.03<x<0.6 at an average Q2 2 (GeV/c)2 by measuring asymmetry in deep inelastic scattering polarized electrons from a 3He target energies between 19 and 26 GeV. integral is found to be F10gn1(x)dx=-0.022±0.011. Earlier reported proton results together with Bjorken sum rule predict F10gn1(x)dx=-0.059±0.019.Received 1 April 1993DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.959©1993 American Physical Society
Transverse momentum spectra of charged hadrons with p(T)<8 GeV/c and neutral pions p(T)<10 have been measured at midrapidity by the PHENIX experiment BNL RHIC in d+Au collisions sqrt[s(NN)]=200 GeV. The yields are compared to those p+p same sqrt[s(NN)] scaled up number underlying nucleon-nucleon d+Au. yield ratio does not show suppression observed central Au+Au RHIC. Instead, there is a small enhancement high particles.
Measurements are reported of the proton and deuteron spin structure functions ${g}_{1}^{p}$ ${g}_{1}^{d}$ at beam energies 29.1, 16.2, 9.7 GeV, ${g}_{2}^{p}$ ${g}_{2}^{d}$ a energy 29.1 GeV. The integrals ${\ensuremath{\Gamma}}_{p}={\ensuremath{\int}}_{0}^{1}{g}_{1}^{p}{(x,Q}^{2})dx$ ${\ensuremath{\Gamma}}_{d}={\ensuremath{\int}}_{0}^{1}{g}_{1}^{d}{(x,Q}^{2})dx$ were evaluated fixed ${Q}^{2}=3(\mathrm{GeV}{/c)}^{2}$ using full data set to yield...
The production of low mass e+e- pairs for m_{e+e-} < 300 MeV/c^2 and 1 p_T <5 GeV/c is measured in p+p Au+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN)=200 GeV. Enhanced yield above hadronic sources observed. Treating the excess as internal conversions, invariant direct photons deduced. In central collisions, photon over exponential transverse momentum, with inverse slope T = 221 +/- 19 (stat) (syst) MeV. Hydrodynamical models initial temperatures ranging from 300--600 MeV times ~ 0.6 - 0.15 fm/c after...
The PHENIX experiment at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)has measured $J/\ensuremath{\psi}$ production for rapidities $\ensuremath{-}2.2<y<2.2$ in $\mathrm{Au}+\mathrm{Au}$ collisions $\sqrt{{s}_{NN}}=200\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}$. invariant yield and nuclear modification factor ${R}_{AA}$ as a function of centrality,transverse momentum, rapidity are reported. A suppression relative to binary collision scaling proton-protonreaction yields is observed. Models which describe...
Differential measurements of elliptic flow (${v}_{2}$) for $\mathrm{Au}+\mathrm{Au}$ and $\mathrm{Cu}+\mathrm{Cu}$ collisions at $\sqrt{{s}_{\mathrm{NN}}}=200\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}$ are used to test validate predictions from perfect fluid hydrodynamics scaling ${v}_{2}$ with eccentricity, system size, transverse kinetic energy (${\mathrm{KE}}_{T}$). For ${\mathrm{KE}}_{T}\ensuremath{\equiv}{m}_{T}\ensuremath{-}m$ up $\ensuremath{\sim}1\text{ the is compatible hydrodynamic expansion a...
Azimuthal angle ($\ensuremath{\Delta}\ensuremath{\phi}$) correlations are presented for a broad range of transverse momentum ($0.4<{p}_{T}<10$ GeV/$c$) and centrality (0--92%) selections charged hadrons from dijets in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{{s}_{\mathit{NN}}}=200$ GeV. With increasing ${p}_{T}$, the away-side $\ensuremath{\Delta}\ensuremath{\phi}$ distribution evolves relatively flat shape to concave shape, then convex shape. Comparisons with $p+p$ data suggest that can be divided into...
For Au + collisions at 200 GeV, we measure neutral pion production with good statistics for transverse momentum, pT, up to 20 GeV/c. A fivefold suppression is found, which essentially constant 5 < pT Experimental uncertainties are small enough constrain any model-dependent parametrization the transport coefficient of medium, e.g., q in parton quenching model. The spectral shape similar all collision classes, and does not saturate collisions.
PHENIX has measured the e^+e^- pair continuum in sqrt(s_NN)=200 GeV Au+Au and p+p collisions over a wide range of mass transverse momenta. The yield is compared to expectations from hadronic sources, based on measurements. In intermediate region, between masses phi J/psi meson, consistent with correlated c^bar-c production, though other mechanisms are not ruled out. low region (below phi) inclusive spectrum well described by known contributions light meson decays. contrast, minimum bias this...
Transverse momentum spectra of electrons (${p}_{T}^{e}$) from semileptonic weak decays heavy-flavor mesons in the range $0.3<{p}_{T}^{e}<9.0$ GeV/$c$ have been measured at midrapidity ($|y|<0.35$) by PHENIX experiment Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider $p+p$ and $\mathrm{Au}+\mathrm{Au}$ collisions $\sqrt{{s}_{\mathrm{NN}}}=200$ GeV. In addition, azimuthal anisotropy parameter ${v}_{2}$ has for $0.3<{p}_{T}^{e}<5.0$ collisions. The substantial modification ${p}_{T}^{e}$ compared with as well...
The PHENIX experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider has measured invariant differential cross section for production of ${K}_{S}^{0}$, $\ensuremath{\omega}$, ${\ensuremath{\eta}}^{\ensuremath{'}}$, and $\ensuremath{\phi}$ mesons in $p+p$ collisions $\sqrt{s}=200\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}$. Measurements $\ensuremath{\omega}$ different decay channels give consistent results. New results are agreement with previously published data extend ${p}_{T}$ coverage. spectral shapes all...
We report on a precision measurement of the neutron spin structure function ${g}_{1}^{n}$ using deep inelastic scattering polarized electrons by ${}^{3}\mathrm{He}$. For kinematic range $0.014<x<0.7$ and $1<{Q}^{2}<17(\mathrm{GeV}/c{)}^{2}$, we obtain $\ensuremath{\int}{0.014}^{0.7}{g}_{1}^{n}(x)dx\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}\ensuremath{-}0.036\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.004(\mathrm{stat})\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.005(\mathrm{syst})$ at an average...
We have measured the ratio $\frac{{g}_{1}^{p}}{{F}_{1}^{p}}$ over range $0.029<x<0.8$ and $1.3<{Q}^{2}<10$ ${(\mathrm{G}\mathrm{e}\mathrm{V}/\mathit{c})}^{2}$ using deep-inelastic scattering of polarized electrons from ammonia. An evaluation integral $\ensuremath{\int}{0}^{1}{g}_{1}^{p}(x, {Q}^{2})\mathrm{dx}$ at fixed ${Q}^{2}=3$ yields 0.127\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.004(stat)\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.010(syst), in agreement with previous experiments, but well below Ellis-Jaffe sum...
The PHENIX experiment has measured midrapidity ([FORMULA: SEE TEXT]) transverse momentum spectra of electrons as a function centrality in Au+Au collisions at [FORMULA: TEXT]. Contributions from photon conversions and light hadron decays, mainly Dalitz decays pi0 eta mesons, were removed. resulting nonphotonic electron are primarily due to the semileptonic hadrons carrying heavy quarks. Nuclear modification factors determined by comparison p+p collisions. A significant suppression high pT is...
Azimuthal correlations of jet-induced high-pT charged hadron pairs are studied at midrapidity in Au+Au collisions √sNN=200 GeV. The distribution jet-associated partner hadrons (1.0<pT<2.5 GeV/c) per trigger (2.5<pT<4.0 is found to vary with collision centrality, both shape and yield, indicating a significant effect the nuclear medium on jet fragmentation process.Received 1 July 2005DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.052301©2006 American Physical Society
The neutron longitudinal and transverse asymmetries A1n A2n have been extracted from deep inelastic scattering of polarized electrons by a He3 target at incident energies 19.42, 22.66, 25.51 GeV. measurement allows for the determination spin structure functions g1n(x, Q2) g2n(x, over range 0.03<x<0.6 an average Q2 2 (GeV/c)2. data are used evaluation Ellis-Jaffe Bjorken sum rules. function is small negative within our measurement, yielding integral ∫0.030.6g1n(x)dx=−0.028±0.006 (stat)±0.006...
The PHENIX experiment at RHIC has measured charged hadron yields mid-rapidity over a wide range of transverse momentum (0.5 < p_T 10 GeV/c) in Au+Au collisions sqrt(s_NN)=200 GeV. data are compared to pi^zero measurements from the same experiment. For both hadrons and neutral pions, per nucleon-nucleon collision significantly suppressed central peripheral collisions. suppression sets gradually increases with increasing centrality Above 4-5 GeV/c p_T, constant almost identical pi^zeroes is...
The invariant differential cross section for inclusive neutral-pion production in p+p collisions at √s=200 GeV has been measured midrapidity (|η|<0.35) over the range 1<pT≲14 GeV/c by PHENIX experiment Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. Predictions of next-to-leading order perturbative QCD calculations are consistent with these measurements. precision our result is sufficient to differentiate between prevailing gluon-to-pion fragmentation functions.Received 28 April...