Pion and proton spectra in 32S + S collisions at 200 GeV/nucleon

doi:10.1016/0375-9474(91)90313-U

Nuclear Physics A

Volume 525, April 1991, Pages 59-65

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Rapidity spectra of pions and participant protons in S + S collisions at 200 GeV/nucleon are compared with N + N data. The average energy loss of the participating nucleons increases by 23% and is balanced by the energy of the final state particles, through a twofold increase of strange particle production and a similar enhancement, assumed for baryon-antibaryon pairs.

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Pion and proton spectra in 32S + S collisions at 200 GeV/nucleon

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