Abstract
The observation of an anomalous J/ψ suppression in nucleus-nucleus collisions is one of the most important results of the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) heavy-ion program. An essential ingredient in this result is the determination, obtained by studying p-A collisions, of effects not related with the formation of a deconfined medium. These effects are extrapolated to A-A collisions, determining a reference J/ψ yield that is then compared with the measurements. In this article we investigate the role of parton shadowing on the determination of such a reference, and we calculate its effect for In-In and Pb-Pb collisions as a function of rapidity and centrality.
Lingua originale | Inglese |
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Numero di articolo | 014903 |
Rivista | Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics |
Volume | 81 |
Numero di pubblicazione | 1 |
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Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 7 gen 2010 |