Hadronic centrality dependence in nuclear collisions

Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

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4 pages, 4 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the XXXth International Conference on High Energy Physics, 27 July - 2 Aug

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The kaon number density in nucleus+nucleus and p+p reactions is investigated for the first time as a function of the initial energy density $\epsilon$ and is found to exhibit a discontinuity around $\epsilon$=1.3 GeV/fm$^3$. This suggests a higher degree of chemical equilibrium for $\epsilon >$ 1.3 GeV/fm$^3$. It can also be interpreted as reflection of the same discontinuity, appearing in the chemical freeze out temperature (T) as a function of $\epsilon$. The $N^{\alpha \sim 1}$ dependence of (u,d,s) hadrons, with N the number of participating nucleons, also indicates a high degree of chemical equilibrium and T saturation, reached at $\epsilon >$1.3 GeV/fm$^3$.Assuming that the intermediate mass region (IMR) dimuon enhancement seen by NA50 is due to open charm ($D \bar{D}$), the following observation can be made: a) Charm is not equilibrated. b) $J/\Psi/D \bar{D}$ suppression -unlike $J/\Psi/DY$- appears also in S+A collisions, above $\epsilon$ $\sim$1 GeV/fm$^3$. c) Both charm and strangeness show a discontinuity near the same $\epsilon$. d) $J/\Psi$ could be formed mainly through $c \bar{c}$ coalescence. e) The enhancement factors of hadrons with u,d,s,c quarks may be connected in a simple way to the mass gain of these particles if they are produced out of a quark gluon plasma (QGP). We discuss these results as possible evidence for the QCD phase transition occuring near $\epsilon \sim $1.3 GeV/fm$^3$.

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