2007/01/31 by P. Braun‐Munzinger, P. Braun-Munzinger · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Hadronization #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Large Hadron Collider #Meson #Nuclear physics #Particle physics #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Phase (matter) #Phase boundary #Phase space #Physics #Production (economics) #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #Quantum mechanics #Quarkonium #Rapidity #nucl-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/0954-3899/34/8/s36
published as J.Phys.G34:S471-478,2007 · 8 pages, 6 figures, invited paper, Quark Matter 2006 conference, Shanghai, submitted to J. Phys. G
arxiv created 2007/01/31 · openalex publication_date 2007/07/06 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
After a brief review of the various scenarios for quarkonium production in ultra-relativistic nucleus–nucleus collisions, we focus on the ingredients and assumptions underlying the statistical hadronization model. We then confront model predictions for J /ψ phase space distributions with the most recent data from the RHIC accelerator. Analysis of the rapidity dependence of the J /ψ nuclear modification factor yields first evidence for the production of J /ψ mesons at the phase boundary. We conclude with predictions for charmonium production at the LHC.