Direct photons in PHENIX at the RHIC

作者:Kistenev E*
来源:Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics , 2011, 38(12): 124137.
DOI:10.1088/0954-3899/38/12/124137

摘要

PHENIX results on direct photon production in p+p, d+Au, Cu+Cu and Au+Au collisions are presented. Direct photon yield at high p(T) is consistent with NLO pQCD calculations in all systems. In heavy ion collisions at low p(T) direct photons exhibit an order of magnitude exponential shape enhancement consistent with thermal emission from quark gluon plasma (QGP). The thermal nature of this enhancement is further confirmed by the large elliptic flow of direct photons below p(T) similar to 5GeV/c.

  • 出版日期2011-12