Medium Modifications of the Rho Meson at CERN/SPS Energies

Abstract

Rho meson propagation in hot hadronic matter is studied in a model with coupling to $\pi \pi$ states. Medium modifications are induced by a change of the pion dispersion relation through collisions with nucleons and ${\Delta }^{\prime }s$ in the fireball. Maintaining gauge invariance dilepton production is calculated and compared to the recent data of the CERES collaboration in central S+Au collisions at 200 GeV/u. The observed enhancement of the rate below the rho meson mass can be largely accounted for.

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