Transverse momentum of Jψ produced in oxygen-uranium collisions at 200 GeV per nucleon

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(90)90738-R

Physics Letters B

Volume 251, Issue 3, 22 November 1990, Pages 465-471

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Abstract

The study of the $J ψ$ transverse momentum distribution in oxygen-uranium reactions at 200 GeV/nucleon shows that 〈P_T〉 and 〈P_T²〉 increase with the transverse energy of the reaction. Muon pairs in the mass continuum do not exhibit the same behaviour. The comparison of the $J ψ$ production rates in central and peripheral collisions shows a significant diminution for low P_T central events.

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Transverse momentum of Jψ produced in oxygen-uranium collisions at 200 GeV per nucleon

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Transverse momentum of $J ψ$ produced in oxygen-uranium collisions at 200 GeV per nucleon