Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2001-09-25
Phys.Rev.C65:034903,2002
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
26 pages in Latex, 19 EPS figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevC.65.034903
High-p_T pion and kaon production is studied in relativistic proton-proton, proton-nucleus, and nucleus-nucleus collisions in a wide energy range. Cross sections are calculated based on perturbative QCD, augmented by a phenomenological transverse momentum distribution of partons (``intrinsic k_T''). An energy dependent width of the transverse momentum distribution is extracted from pion and charged hadron production data in proton-proton/proton-antiproton collisions. Effects of multiscattering and shadowing in the strongly interacting medium are taken into account. Enhancement of the transverse momentum width is introduced and parameterized to explain the Cronin effect. In collisions between heavy nuclei, the model over-predicts central pion production cross sections (more significantly at higher energies), hinting at the presence of jet quenching. Predictions are made for proton-nucleus and nucleus-nucleus collisions at RHIC energies.
Barnafoldi Gergely Gábor
Fai George
Levai Péter
Papp György
Zhang Yajing
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