Abstract
We present measurements of the rapidity and transverse-momentum distributions of the protons emitted in S+W, O+W, and p+W reactions at 200 GeV/A around the target rapidity (y=1). The rapidity density rises linearly with the transverse energy for all three systems, but the slope for p+W is much steeper than for O+W and S+W. The rapidity density for p+W is much higher than predicted by summing single nucleonnucleon collisions without any nuclear effects, indicating substantial rescattering of the produced particles. The predictions of the VENUS 3 model, including rescattering, show reasonable agreement with the data for all three systems. We do not have evidence for a strong collective flow of the outgoing particles.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 183-191 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1992 |