Nuclear modification factor for identified hadrons at forward rapidity in Au+Au reactions at 200 GeV

Abstract

Herewith we present the production of identified hadrons in Au+Au and p+p collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=200\mathrm{GeV}$ at forward rapidity, $y\approx 3.2$. Suppression of pions and kaons and enhancement for protons in central Au+Au collisions is observed. These results are found to be very similar in strength to that observed at mid-rapidity. Furthermore, we see a gradual decrease of the observed suppression towards more peripheral collisions.

4 pages and 3 figures, proceedings for the Quark Matter 2005, Budapest, Hungary