Correlations between transverse energy production and the Drell-Yan process in heavy ion collisions at high energy

The expression for the Drell-Yan cross section is presented which takes into account the geometry of heavy ion collisions. The Drell-Yan cross section is shown to be proportional to the transverse energy produced within a fixed rapidity interval. A dependence steeper than linear of the cross section...

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Published inPhysics letters. B Vol. 196; no. 3; pp. 387 - 390
Main Authors Ftáčnik, J., Mojžiš, M., Pišút, J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 08.10.1987
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Summary:The expression for the Drell-Yan cross section is presented which takes into account the geometry of heavy ion collisions. The Drell-Yan cross section is shown to be proportional to the transverse energy produced within a fixed rapidity interval. A dependence steeper than linear of the cross section for production of dileptons with masses larger than about 2 GeV on the transverse energy in a given rapidity bin would be a clear-cut signal for the formation of the quark-gluon plasma.
ISSN:0370-2693
1873-2445
DOI:10.1016/0370-2693(87)90754-4