The dependence of the anomalous J/psi suppression on the number of participant nucleons

Abreu MC, B Alessandro, C Alexa, R Arnaldi, M Atayan, C Baglin, A Baldit, M Bedjidian, S Beole, V Boldea, P Bordalo, G Borges, A Bussiere, L Capelli, J Castor, C Castanier, B Chaurand, I Chevrot, B Cheynis, E ChiavassaC Cicalo, T Claudino, Comets MP, N Constans, S Constantinescu, Pietro CORTESE, Marco N De, Falco A De, G Dellacasa, A Devaux, S Dita, O Drapier, L Ducroux, B Espagnon, J Fargeix, P Force, Grigorian AA, S Grigorian, Grossiord JY, Guber FF, A Guichard, H Gulkanyan, R Hakobyan, R Haroutunian, M Idzik, D Jouan, Karavitcheva TL, L Kluberg, Kurepin AB, Bornec Y Le, C Lourenco, P Macciotta, Cormick M Mac, Chiesa A Marzari, M Masera, A Masoni, M Monteno, A Musso, P Petiau, A Piccotti, Pizzi JR, F Prino, G Puddu, C Quintans, S Ramos, Luciano RAMELLO, Mendes PR, L Riccati, A Romana, H Santos, P Saturnini, E Scalas, E Scomparin, S Serci, R Shahoyan, F Sigaudo, S Silva, Mario SITTA, P Sonderegger, X Tarrago, Topilskaya NS, Usai GL, E Vercellin, L Villatte, N. Willis

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Abstract

The observation of an anomalous J/psi suppression in Pb-Pb collisions by the NA50 Collaboration can be considered as the most striking indication for the deconfinement of quarks and gluons at SPS energies. In this Letter, we determine the J/psi suppression pattern as a function of the forward hadronic energy E-ZDC measured in a Zero Degree Calorimeter (ZDC). The direct connection between EZDC and the geometry of the collision allows us to calculate, within a Glauber approach, the precise relation between the number of participant nucleons N-part and E-ZDC. Then, we check if the experimental data can be better explained by a sudden or a smooth onset of the anomalous J/psi suppression as a function of the number of participants. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)195-203
Numero di pagine9
RivistaPHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B
Volume521
Numero di pubblicazione3-4
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2001

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