Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 112303 (2001) [5 pages]

Multiplicity Distribution and Spectra of Negatively Charged Hadrons in Au+Au Collisions at sqrt[sNN]  =  130 GeV

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C. Adler et al. (STAR Collaboration)
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Received 2 June 2001; published 23 August 2001

The minimum-bias multiplicity distribution and the transverse momentum and pseudorapidity distributions for central collisions have been measured for negative hadrons ( h-) in Au+Au interactions at sqrt[sNN]  =  130 GeV. The multiplicity density at midrapidity for the 5% most central interactions is dNh-/dη|η  =  0  =  280±1(stat)±20(syst), an increase per participant of 38% relative to pp̅ collisions at the same energy. The mean transverse momentum is 0.508±0.012 GeV/c and is larger than in central Pb+Pb collisions at lower energies. The scaling of the h- yield per participant is a strong function of p. The pseudorapidity distribution is almost constant within |η|<1.


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URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.112303
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.112303
PACS: 25.75.Dw

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