Pseudorapidity spectra of relativistic particles emitted in the Au and Pb induced reactions at high energies

Abstract

The structure of the pseudorapidity spectra of charged relativistic particles with beta > 0.7 measured in Au+Em and Pb+Em collisions at AGS and SPS energies are analyzed using Fourier transformation method and maximum entropy one. The dependences of these spectra on the number of fast target protons (g-particles) are studied. They show visually some plateau and "shoulder" which are at least three selected points on the distributions. The plateau seems wider in Pb+Em reactions. The existing of plateau is expected for the parton models. The maximum entropy method confirms the existence of the plateau and the shoulder of the distributions.

6 pages, 4 figures, 1 table, XX ISHEPP, Dubna, Russia, October 4-9, 2010