Time-of-flight particle identification results from central silicon-silicon and silicon-tungsten collisions at 14.6 x A GeV/c

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1992
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Momentum spectra of π\sp−, K\sp−, p and d have been measured from central collisions of 14.6 × A GeV/c Si beam on Si and W targets at rapidity 1.9 < y < 2.1. The inverse slope parameters T\sb0 obtained by an exponential fit with the transverse mass spectra in transverse kinetic energy are found to be T\sb0(π\sp−)<T\sb0(K\sp−)<T\sb0(p)<T\sb0(d). This result is predicted by a radially expanding flow model. From integrated results, the K\sp−/π\sp− ratios, (2.7 ± 0.3) % from Si and (2.4 ± 0.2) % from W, are consistent with pp collision results. The deuteron production rates can be explained by a relativistic coalescence model.

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Doctor of Philosophy
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Particle physics, Elementary particles, High energy physics
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Chiou, Chengnan. "Time-of-flight particle identification results from central silicon-silicon and silicon-tungsten collisions at 14.6 x A GeV/c." (1992) Diss., Rice University. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/16577.

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