Evidence for deconfinement of quarks and gluons from the J/ψ suppression pattern measured in Pb-Pb collisions at the CERN-SPS

M. C. Abreu; B. Alessandro; C. Alexa; R. Arnaldi; M. Atayan; C. Baglin; A. Baldit; M. Bedjidian; S. Beolè; V. Boldea; P. Bordalo; A. Bussière; L. Capelli; L. Casagrande; J. Castor; T. Chambon; B. Chaurand; I. Chevrot; B. Cheynis; E. Chiavassa; C. Cicalò; M. P. Comets; N. Constans; S. Constantinescu; J. Cruz; A. De Falco; G. Dellacasa; N. De Marco; A. Devaux; S. Dita; O. Drapier; L. Ducroux; B. Espagnon; J. Fargeix; P. Force; M. Gallio; Y. K. Gavrilov; C. Gerschel; P. Giubellino; M. B. Golubeva; M. Gonin; A. A. Grigorian; J. Y. Grossiord; F. F. Guber; A. Guichard; H. Gulkanyan; R. Hakobyan; R. Haroutunian; M. Idzik; D. Jouan; T. L. Karavitcheva; L. Kluberg; A. B. Kurepin; Y. Le Bornec; C. Lourenço; M. Mac Cormick; P. Macciotta; A. Marzari-Chiesa; M. Masera; A. Masoni; S. Mehrabyan; M. Monteno; S. Mourgues; A. Musso; P. Petiau; A. Piccotti; J. R. Pizzi; F. Prino; G. Puddu; C. Quintans; L. Ramello; S. Ramos; P. Rato-Mendes; L. Riccati; A. Romana; I. Ropotar; P. Saturnini; E. Scomparin; S. Serci; R. Shahoyan; S. Silva; M. Sitta; C. Soave; P. Sonderegger; X. Tarrago; N. S. Topilskaya; G. L. Usai; E. Vercellin; L. Villatte; N. Willis

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Evidence for deconfinement of quarks and gluons from the J/ψ suppression pattern measured in Pb-Pb collisions at the CERN-SPS

M. C. Abreu
, B. Alessandro
, C. Alexa
, R. Arnaldi
, M. Atayan
, C. Baglin
, A. Baldit
, M. Bedjidian
, S. Beolè
, V. Boldea
, P. Bordalo
, A. Bussière
, L. Capelli
, L. Casagrande
, J. Castor
, T. Chambon
, B. Chaurand
, I. Chevrot
, B. Cheynis
, E. Chiavassa

C. Cicalò, M. P. Comets, N. Constans, S. Constantinescu, J. Cruz, A. De Falco, G. Dellacasa, N. De Marco, A. Devaux, S. Dita, O. Drapier, L. Ducroux, B. Espagnon, J. Fargeix, P. Force, M. Gallio, Y. K. Gavrilov, C. Gerschel, P. Giubellino, M. B. Golubeva, M. Gonin, A. A. Grigorian, J. Y. Grossiord, F. F. Guber, A. Guichard, H. Gulkanyan, R. Hakobyan, R. Haroutunian, M. Idzik, D. Jouan, T. L. Karavitcheva, L. Kluberg, A. B. Kurepin, Y. Le Bornec, C. Lourenço, M. Mac Cormick, P. Macciotta, A. Marzari-Chiesa, M. Masera, A. Masoni, S. Mehrabyan, M. Monteno, S. Mourgues, A. Musso, P. Petiau, A. Piccotti, J. R. Pizzi, F. Prino, G. Puddu, C. Quintans, L. Ramello, S. Ramos, P. Rato-Mendes, L. Riccati, A. Romana, I. Ropotar, P. Saturnini, E. Scomparin, S. Serci, R. Shahoyan, S. Silva, M. Sitta, C. Soave, P. Sonderegger, X. Tarrago, N. S. Topilskaya, G. L. Usai, E. Vercellin, L. Villatte, N. Willis

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The analysis of the data collected by the NA50 experiment in 1998, reported in this paper, extends and clarifies the pattern of the previously observed J/ψ anomalous suppression. This new measurement, besides providing a deeper understanding of the previous observations, reveals a steady significative decrease in the J/ψ production rate up to the most central Pb-Pb collisions. It clearly rules out the presently available conventional (hadronic) models of J/ψ suppression, which unanimously predict a saturation of the J/ψ rate for central Pb-Pb collisions. On the contrary and together with the sharp onset of the anomalous suppression previously reported, the new observation leads to a global production rate pattern which finds its natural explanation in the framework of the formation of a deconfined state of quarks and gluons. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	28-36
Number of pages	9
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	477
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(00)00237-9
Publication status	Published - 23 Mar 2000

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Abreu, M. C., Alessandro, B., Alexa, C., Arnaldi, R., Atayan, M., Baglin, C., Baldit, A., Bedjidian, M., Beolè, S., Boldea, V., Bordalo, P., Bussière, A., Capelli, L., Casagrande, L., Castor, J., Chambon, T., Chaurand, B., Chevrot, I., Cheynis, B., ... Willis, N. (2000). Evidence for deconfinement of quarks and gluons from the J/ψ suppression pattern measured in Pb-Pb collisions at the CERN-SPS. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 477(1-3), 28-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(00)00237-9

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Evidence for deconfinement of quarks and gluons from the J/ψ suppression pattern measured in Pb-Pb collisions at the CERN-SPS. / Abreu, M. C.; Alessandro, B.; Alexa, C. et al.
In: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, Vol. 477, No. 1-3, 23.03.2000, p. 28-36.

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AU - Abreu, M. C.

AU - Alessandro, B.

AU - Alexa, C.

AU - Arnaldi, R.

AU - Atayan, M.

AU - Baglin, C.

AU - Baldit, A.

AU - Bedjidian, M.

AU - Beolè, S.

AU - Boldea, V.

AU - Bordalo, P.

AU - Bussière, A.

AU - Capelli, L.

AU - Casagrande, L.

AU - Castor, J.

AU - Chambon, T.

AU - Chaurand, B.

AU - Chevrot, I.

AU - Cheynis, B.

AU - Chiavassa, E.

AU - Cicalò, C.

AU - Comets, M. P.

AU - Constans, N.

AU - Constantinescu, S.

AU - Cruz, J.

AU - De Falco, A.

AU - Dellacasa, G.

AU - De Marco, N.

AU - Devaux, A.

AU - Dita, S.

AU - Drapier, O.

AU - Ducroux, L.

AU - Espagnon, B.

AU - Fargeix, J.

AU - Force, P.

AU - Gallio, M.

AU - Gavrilov, Y. K.

AU - Gerschel, C.

AU - Giubellino, P.

AU - Golubeva, M. B.

AU - Gonin, M.

AU - Grigorian, A. A.

AU - Grossiord, J. Y.

AU - Guber, F. F.

AU - Guichard, A.

AU - Gulkanyan, H.

AU - Hakobyan, R.

AU - Haroutunian, R.

AU - Idzik, M.

AU - Jouan, D.

AU - Karavitcheva, T. L.

AU - Kluberg, L.

AU - Kurepin, A. B.

AU - Le Bornec, Y.

AU - Lourenço, C.

AU - Mac Cormick, M.

AU - Macciotta, P.

AU - Marzari-Chiesa, A.

AU - Masera, M.

AU - Masoni, A.

AU - Mehrabyan, S.

AU - Monteno, M.

AU - Mourgues, S.

AU - Musso, A.

AU - Petiau, P.

AU - Piccotti, A.

AU - Pizzi, J. R.

AU - Prino, F.

AU - Puddu, G.

AU - Quintans, C.

AU - Ramello, L.

AU - Ramos, S.

AU - Rato-Mendes, P.

AU - Riccati, L.

AU - Romana, A.

AU - Ropotar, I.

AU - Saturnini, P.

AU - Scomparin, E.

AU - Serci, S.

AU - Shahoyan, R.

AU - Silva, S.

AU - Sitta, M.

AU - Soave, C.

AU - Sonderegger, P.

AU - Tarrago, X.

AU - Topilskaya, N. S.

AU - Usai, G. L.

AU - Vercellin, E.

AU - Villatte, L.

AU - Willis, N.

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Evidence for deconfinement of quarks and gluons from the J/ψ suppression pattern measured in Pb-Pb collisions at the CERN-SPS

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