System size and centrality dependence of the balance function in A + A collisions at √sN N = 17.2 GeV

Christopher Alt, Tome Antičić, B. Baatar, Daniel Barna, Jerzy Bartke, Latchezar Betev, Helena Białkowska, Anja Billmeier, Christoph Blume, Bożena Boimska, Michiel Botje, Juraj Bracinik, Roland Bramm, René Brun, Predrag Bunčić, Vladimír Černý, Panagiotis Christakoglou, Ondrej Chvala, John G. Cramer, Péter Csató, Nikolay Darmenov, Anton Dimitrov, Peter Dinkelaker, Volker Eckardt, Gerassimos Farantatos, Dominik Bernhard Flierl, Zoltan Fodor, Panagiota Foka, Peter Freund, Volker Friese, József Gál, Marek Gaździcki, George Georgopoulos, Ewa Gładysz-Dziaduś, Katarzyna Grebieszkow, Sándor Hegyi, Claudia Höhne, Krešo Kadija, Alexandre Karev, Michael Kliemant, Stefan Kniege, Vadim I. Kolesnikov, Thorsten Kollegger, Ewelina Kornas, Robert Korus, Marek Kowalski, Ingrid Kraus, Michal Kreps, Marco van Leeuwen, Péter Lévai, Leandr Litov, Benjamin Lungwitz, Martin Makariev, Aleksandr I. Malakhov, Christina Markert, Matey D. Mateev, Bill W. Mayes, Georgy L. Melkumov, Christine Meurer, André Mischke, Michael Kosta Mitrovski, József Molnár, Stanislaw Mrówczyński, Gabriella Pálla, Apostolos D. Panagiotou, Dobromir Panayotov, Athanasios Petridis, Miroslav Pikna, Lawrence Pinsky, Falk Pühlhofer, Jeffrey G. Reid, Rainer Arno Ernst Renfordt, Agnes Carol Joanna Richard, Christof Roland, Gunther Roland, Maciej Rybczyński, Andrzej Rybicki, Andres Sandoval, Hans Sann, Norbert Schmitz, Peter Seyboth, Ferenc Siklér, Branislav Sitar, Ewa Skrzypczak, Grzegorz Stefanek, Reinhard Stock, Herbert Ströbele, Tatjana Šuša, Imre Szentpétery, János Sziklai, Victor Trubnikov, Dezsö Varga, Maria Vassiliou, Gábor I. Veres, György Vesztergombi, Danilo Vranić, Alexander Albert Wetzler, Zbigniew Włodarczyk, In-Kwon Yoo, Jacek Zaranek, József Zimányi

  • Electric charge correlations were studied for p+p, C+C, Si+Si, and centrality selected Pb+Pb collisions at sqrt[sNN]=17.2 GeV with the NA49 large acceptance detector at the CERN SPS. In particular, long-range pseudorapidity correlations of oppositely charged particles were measured using the balance function method. The width of the balance function decreases with increasing system size and centrality of the reactions. This decrease could be related to an increasing delay of hadronization in central Pb+Pb collisions.

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Author:Christopher Alt, Tome AntičićORCiD, B. Baatar, Daniel BarnaORCiD, Jerzy BartkeGND, Latchezar BetevORCiDGND, Helena BiałkowskaORCiD, Anja BillmeierGND, Christoph BlumeORCiDGND, Bożena BoimskaORCiD, Michiel BotjeORCiD, Juraj BracinikORCiD, Roland BrammGND, René BrunGND, Predrag Bunčić, Vladimír Černý, Panagiotis ChristakoglouORCiD, Ondrej ChvalaORCiD, John G. CramerGND, Péter Csató, Nikolay Darmenov, Anton Dimitrov, Peter DinkelakerGND, Volker Eckardt, Gerassimos Farantatos, Dominik Bernhard FlierlGND, Zoltan FodorGND, Panagiota FokaORCiD, Peter Freund, Volker FrieseORCiDGND, József Gál, Marek GaździckiORCiD, George Georgopoulos, Ewa Gładysz-DziaduśORCiD, Katarzyna GrebieszkowORCiD, Sándor Hegyi, Claudia HöhneGND, Krešo Kadija, Alexandre Karev, Michael KliemantGND, Stefan KniegeGND, Vadim I. KolesnikovORCiD, Thorsten KolleggerORCiDGND, Ewelina Kornas, Robert Korus, Marek Kowalski, Ingrid KrausGND, Michal KrepsORCiD, Marco van LeeuwenORCiDGND, Péter LévaiGND, Leandr LitovORCiD, Benjamin LungwitzGND, Martin MakarievORCiD, Aleksandr I. MalakhovGND, Christina MarkertORCiDGND, Matey D. MateevGND, Bill W. Mayes, Georgy L. Melkumov, Christine MeurerGND, André MischkeORCiD, Michael Kosta MitrovskiGND, József Molnár, Stanislaw MrówczyńskiORCiD, Gabriella Pálla, Apostolos D. Panagiotou, Dobromir PanayotovORCiD, Athanasios PetridisORCiD, Miroslav Pikna, Lawrence PinskyORCiD, Falk PühlhoferGND, Jeffrey G. Reid, Rainer Arno Ernst Renfordt, Agnes Carol Joanna Richard, Christof RolandORCiDGND, Gunther RolandGND, Maciej RybczyńskiORCiD, Andrzej RybickiORCiD, Andres SandovalORCiD, Hans Sann, Norbert SchmitzGND, Peter SeybothORCiDGND, Ferenc SiklérORCiD, Branislav Sitar, Ewa Skrzypczak, Grzegorz StefanekORCiD, Reinhard StockGND, Herbert Ströbele, Tatjana ŠušaORCiD, Imre Szentpétery, János SziklaiORCiD, Victor Trubnikov, Dezsö VargaORCiDGND, Maria VassiliouORCiD, Gábor I. VeresORCiD, György Vesztergombi, Danilo VranićGND, Alexander Albert WetzlerGND, Zbigniew WłodarczykORCiD, In-Kwon YooORCiDGND, Jacek ZaranekGND, József Zimányi
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-17454
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.71.034903
ISSN:2470-0002
ISSN:1538-4497
Parent Title (English):Physical review. C
Publisher:American Physical Society
Place of publication:College Park, Md
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2005/10/05
Date of first Publication:2005/03/10
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Contributing Corporation:The NA49 Collaboration
Release Date:2005/10/05
Volume:71
Issue:3, Art. 034903
Page Number:10
First Page:1
Last Page:10
Source:Phys. Rev. C 71, 034903 (2005), http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRC/v71/e034903
HeBIS-PPN:191140988
Institutes:Physik / Physik
Wissenschaftliche Zentren und koordinierte Programme / Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS)
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 53 Physik / 530 Physik
Licence (German):License LogoDeutsches Urheberrecht