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Observation of Direct Photons in Central 158 A GeV $^{208}Pb+^{208}Pb$ Collisions
A measurement of direct photon production in 208Pb + 208Pb collisions at 158 A GeV has been carried out in the CERN WA98 experiment. The invariant yield of direct photons in central collisions is extracted as a function of transverse momentum in the interval 0.5 < p_T < 4 GeV/c. A significant...
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Lenguaje: | eng |
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2000
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Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3595 http://cds.cern.ch/record/441976 |
Sumario: | A measurement of direct photon production in 208Pb + 208Pb collisions at 158 A GeV has been carried out in the CERN WA98 experiment. The invariant yield of direct photons in central collisions is extracted as a function of transverse momentum in the interval 0.5 < p_T < 4 GeV/c. A significant direct photon signal, compared to statistical and systematical errors, is seen at p_T > 1.5 GeV/c. The results constitute the first observation of direct photons in ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions which could be significant for diagnosis of quark gluon plasma formation. |
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