System-size and centrality dependence of charged kaon and pion
  production in nucleus-nucleus collisions at 40A GeV and158A GeV beam energy

Anticic, T.; Baatar, B.; Barna, D.; Bartke, J.; Beck, H.; Betev, L.; Bialkowska, H.; Blume, C.; Bogusz, M.; Boimska, B.; Book, J.; Botje, M.; Buncic, P.; Cetner, T.; Christakoglou, P.; Chung, P.; Chvala, O.; Cramer, J. G.; Dinkelaker, P.; Eckardt, V.; Fodor, Z.; Foka, P.; Friese, V.; Gazdzicki, M.; Grebieszkow, K.; Höhne, C.; Kadija, K.; Karev, A.; Kliemant, M.; Kolesnikov, V. I.; Kollegger, T.; Kowalski, M.; Kresan, D.; Lacey, R.; Laszlo, A.; Lungwitz, B.; Mackowiak, M.; Makariev, M.; Malakhov, A. I.; Mateev, M.; Melkumov, G. L.; Mitrovski, M.; Mrowczynski, St.; NA49 Collaboration; Nicolic, V.; Palla, G.; Panagiotou, A. D.; Peryt, W.; Pluta, J.; Prindle, D.; Pühlhofer, F.; Renfordt, R.; Roland, C.; Roland, G.; Rybczynski, M.; Rybicki, 1 A.; Sandoval, A.; Schmitz, N.; Schuster, T.; Seyboth, P.; Sikler, F.; Skrzypczak, E.; Slodkowski, M.; Stefanek, G.; Stock, R.; Ströbele, H.; Susa, T.; Szuba, M.; Utvic, M.; van Leeuwen, M.; Varga, D.; Vassiliou, M.; Veres, G. I.; Vesztergombi, G.; Vranic, D.; Wlodarczyk, Z.; Wojtaszek-Szwarc, A.

research

System-size and centrality dependence of charged kaon and pion production in nucleus-nucleus collisions at 40A GeV and158A GeV beam energy

Authors: T. Anticic
B. Baatar
D. Barna
J. Bartke
H. Beck
L. Betev
H. Bialkowska
C. Blume
M. Bogusz
B. Boimska
J. Book
M. Botje
P. Buncic
T. Cetner
P. Christakoglou
P. Chung
O. Chvala
J. G. Cramer
P. Dinkelaker
V. Eckardt
Z. Fodor
P. Foka
V. Friese
M. Gazdzicki
K. Grebieszkow
C. Höhne
K. Kadija
A. Karev
M. Kliemant
V. I. Kolesnikov
T. Kollegger
M. Kowalski
D. Kresan
R. Lacey
A. Laszlo
B. Lungwitz
M. Mackowiak
M. Makariev
A. I. Malakhov
M. Mateev
G. L. Melkumov
M. Mitrovski
St. Mrowczynski
NA49 Collaboration
V. Nicolic
G. Palla
A. D. Panagiotou
W. Peryt
J. Pluta
D. Prindle
F. Pühlhofer
R. Renfordt
C. Roland
G. Roland
M. Rybczynski
1 A. Rybicki
A. Sandoval
N. Schmitz
T. Schuster
P. Seyboth
F. Sikler
E. Skrzypczak
M. Slodkowski
G. Stefanek
R. Stock
H. Ströbele
T. Susa
M. Szuba
M. Utvic
M. van Leeuwen
D. Varga
M. Vassiliou
G. I. Veres
G. Vesztergombi
D. Vranic
Z. Wlodarczyk
A. Wojtaszek-Szwarc
Publication date: 1 January 2012
Publisher: 'American Physical Society (APS)'
Doi

Abstract

Measurements of charged pion and kaon production are presented in centrality selected Pb+Pb collisions at 40A GeV and 158A GeV beam energy as well as in semi-central C+C and Si+Si interactions at 40A GeV. Transverse mass spectra, rapidity spectra and total yields are determined as a function of centrality. The system-size and centrality dependence of relative strangeness production in nucleus-nucleus collisions at 40A GeV and 158A GeV beam energy are derived from the data presented here and published data for C+C and Si+Si collisions at 158A GeV beam energy. At both energies a steep increase with centrality is observed for small systems followed by a weak rise or even saturation for higher centralities. This behavior is compared to calculations using transport models (UrQMD and HSD), a percolation model and the core-corona approach.Comment: 32 pages, 14 figures, 4 tables, typo table II correcte