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nucl-ex2003★ 59 cited

Near-threshold production of the multi-strange hyperon

P. Chung, N. N. Ajitanand, J. M. Alexander +51

The yield for the multi-strange hyperon has been measured in 6 AGeV Au+Au collisions via reconstruction of its decay products and , the latter also being reconst…

nucl-ex2002★ 29 cited

Comparison of Source Images for protons, 's and 's in 6 AGeV Au+Au collisions

P. Chung, N. N. Ajitanand, J. M. Alexander +49

Source images are extracted from two-particle correlations constructed from strange and non-strange hadrons produced in 6 AGeV Au + Au collisions. Very different source images resu…

nucl-ex2002★ 71 cited

The Forward Time Projection Chamber (FTPC) in STAR

K. H. Ackermann, F. Bieser, F. P. Brady +27

Two cylindrical forward TPC detectors are described which were constructed to extend the phase space coverage of the STAR experiment to the region 2.5 < |η| < 4.0. For optimal use…

nucl-ex2002★ 59 cited

Cnstructing the phase diagram of finite neutral nuclear matter

J. B. Elliott, L. G. Moretto, L. Phair +2

The fragment yields from the multifragmentation of gold, lanthanum and krypton nuclei obtained by the EOS Collaboration are examined in terms of Fisher's droplet formalism modifed…

nucl-ex2002★ 44 cited

Multifragmentation and the Phase Transition: A Systematic Study of the MF of 1A GeV Au, La, and Kr

B. K. Srivastava

A systematic analysis of the multifragmentation (MF) in fully reconstructed events from 1A GeV Au, La and Kr collisions with C has been performed. This data is used to provide a de…

nucl-ex2001★ 44 cited

Differential Elliptic Flow in 2 - 6 AGeV Au+Au Collisions: A New Constraint for the Nuclear Equation of State

E895 Collaboration, P. Danielewicz

Proton elliptic flow is studied as a function of impact-parameter , for two transverse momentum cuts in 2 - 6 AGeV Au + Au collisions. The elliptic flow shows an essentially lin…

nucl-ex2001★ 114 cited

Longitudinal Flow of Protons from 2-8 AGeV Central Au+Au Collisions

E895 Collaboration, J. L. Klay, N. N. Ajitanand +52

Rapidity distributions of protons from central Au + Au collisions measured by the E895 Collaboration in the energy range from 2 to 8 AGeV at the Brookhaven AGS are…

nucl-ex2001★ 4 cited

Laying the groundwork at the AGS: Recent results from experiment E895

E895 Collaboration, M. A. Lisa, N. N. Ajitanand +52

The E895 Collaboration at the Brookhaven AGS has performed a systematic investigation of Au+Au collisions at 2-8 AGeV, using a large-acceptance Time Projection Chamber. In addition…

nucl-ex2001★ 25 cited

Model-independent source imaging using two-pion correlations in 2 to 8A GeV Au + Au collisions

E895 Collaboration

We report a particle source imaging analysis based on two-pion correlations in high multiplicity Au + Au collisions at beam energies between 2 and 8A GeV. We apply the imaging tech…

nucl-ex2001★ 41 cited

Anti-flow of K Mesons in 6 AGeV Au + Au Collisions

P. Chung, N. N. Ajitanand, J. M. Alexander +47

We have measured the sideward flow of neutral strange () mesons in 6 AGeV Au + Au collisions. A prominent anti-flow signal is observed for an impact parameter range (b $\les…

nucl-ex2001★ 42 cited

Directed Flow of -Hyperons in 2-6 AGeV Au+Au Collisions

P. Chung, N. N. Ajitanand, J. M. Alexander +47

Directed flow measurements for -hyperons are presented and compared to those for protons produced in the same Au+Au collisions (2, 4, and 6 AGeV; fm). The measuremen…

nucl-ex2000

Pion Imaging at the AGS

S. Y. Panitkin

Source imaging analysis was performed on two-pion correlations in central Au + Au collisions at beam energies between 2 and 8 GeV. We apply the imaging technique by Brown and Da…

nucl-ex2000★ 59 cited

Azimuthal Dependence of Pion Interferometry at the AGS

E895 Collaboration, M. A. Lisa, N. N. Ajitanand +50

Two-pion correlation functions, measured as a function of azimuthal emission angle with respect to the reaction plane, provide novel information on the anisotropic shape and orient…

nucl-ex2000★ 128 cited

Sideward Flow in Au + Au Collisions Between 2A GeV and 8A GeV

E895 Collaboration, H. Liu, N. N. Ajitanand +49

Using the large acceptance Time Projection Chamber of experiment E895 at Brookhaven, measurements of collective sideward flow in Au + Au collisions at beam energies of 2, 4, 6 and…

nucl-ex2000★ 51 cited

Statistical signatures of critical behavior in small systems

J. B. Elliott, the EOS Collaboration

The cluster distributions of different systems are examined to search for signatures of a continuous phase transition. In a system known to possess such a phase transition, both se…

nucl-ex2000★ 38 cited

Nuclear multifragmentation, percolation and the Fisher Droplet Model: common features of reducibility and thermal scaling

J. B. Elliott, L. G. Moretto, L. Phair +2

It is shown that the Fisher Droplet Model (FDM), percolation and nuclear multifragmentation share the common features of reducibility (stochasticity in multiplicity distributions)…

nucl-ex1999★ 38 cited

Centrality Dependence of Directed and Elliptic Flow at the SPS

NA49 Collaboration, A. M. Poskanzer, S. A. Voloshin

New data with a minimum bias trigger for 158 GeV/nucleon Pb + Pb have been analyzed. Directed and elliptic flow as a function of rapidity of the particles and centrality of the col…

nucl-ex1999★ 225 cited

Elliptic Flow: Transition from out-of-plane to in-plane Emission in Au + Au Collisions

E895 collaboration, C. Pinkenburg

We have measured the proton elliptic flow excitation function for the Au + Au system spanning the beam energy range 2 -- 8 AGeV. The excitation function shows a transition from neg…

nucl-ex1998★ 52 cited

Xi and Xi-bar Production in 158 GeV/Nucleon Pb+Pb Collisions

The NA49 Collaboration, H. Appelshauser et al

We report measurements of Xi and Xi-bar hyperon absolute yields as a function of rapidity in 158 GeV/c Pb+Pb collisions. At midrapidity, dN/dy = 2.29 +/- 0.12 for Xi, and 0.52 +/-…

nucl-ex1998★ 281 cited

Baryon Stopping and Charged Particle Distributions in Central Pb+Pb Collisions at 158 GeV per Nucleon

NA49 Collaboration

Net proton and negative hadron spectra for central \PbPb collisions at 158 GeV per nucleon at the CERN SPS were measured and compared to spectra from lighter systems. Net baryon di…

nucl-ex1996★ 1 cited

The Evolution of Nuclear Multifragmentation in the Temperature-Density Plane

P. G. Warren, S. Albergo, J. M. Alexander +48

The mean transverse kinetic energies of the fragments formed in the interaction of 1 A GeV Au+C have been determined. An energy balance argument indicates the presence of a collect…

nucl-ex1996★ 27 cited

The energy dependence of flow in Ni induced collisions from 400 to 1970A MeV

Jerry Chance, the EOS-Collaboration

We study the energy dependence of collective (hydrodynamic-like) nuclear matter flow in 400-1970 A MeV Ni+Au and 1000-1970 A MeV Ni+Cu reactions. The flow increases with energy, re…

nucl-ex1995★ 98 cited

Radial Flow in Au+Au Collisions at E=0.25-1.15 A GeV

M. A. Lisa, S. Albergo, F. Bieser +41

A systematic study of energy spectra for light particles emitted at midrapidity from Au+Au collisions at E=0.25-1.15 A GeV reveals a significant non-thermal component consistent wi…