Direct virtual photon production in Au+Au collisions at sNN=200 GeV

STAR Collaboration

doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2017.04.050

Direct virtual photon production in Au+Au collisions at s_NN=200 GeV

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We report the direct virtual photon invariant yields in the transverse momentum ranges 1<p_T<3 GeV/c and 5<p_T<10 GeV/c at mid-rapidity derived from the dielectron invariant mass continuum region 0.10<M_ee<0.28 GeV/c² for 0–80% minimum-bias Au+Au collisions at s_NN=200 GeV. A clear excess in the invariant yield compared to the nuclear overlap function T_AA scaled p+p reference is observed in the p_T range 1<p_T<3 GeV/c. For p_T>6 GeV/c the production follows T_AA scaling. Model calculations with contributions from thermal radiation and initial hard parton scattering are consistent within uncertainties with the direct virtual photon invariant yield.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	451-458
Number of pages	8
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	770
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2017.04.050
State	Published - Jul 10 2017

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Direct virtual photon production in Au+Au collisions at s_NN=200 GeV

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