Energy Loss and Flavor Dynamics from Single Particle Measurements in PHENIX

Abstract

The transverse momentum spectra, yields, and ratios of charged pions, protons, and antiprotons have been studied up to 5 GeV/c in $p_T$ in 5 different centrality classes in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 200 GeV. These results are compared and contrasted with the observables calculated in recombination models of hadronization. They are also used to examine the color charge dependence of parton energy loss in the medium.

arXiv comment4 pages, 6 figures, to appear in the Proceedings of Quark Matter 2009

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