Particle Production in Au+Au Collisions at sNN = 9.2 GeV
Abstract
In this report we present the first test run results from Au+Au collisions at sNN = 9.2 GeV at RHIC. The large acceptance STAR detector has collected ~3k minimum bias collisions during this test run. The azimuthal anisotropy, identified particle spectra, particle ratios and HBT radii are observed to be consistent with the previous measurements from CERN SPS at similar center of mass energies. These results from the lowest collision energy at RHIC demonstrate the STAR detector's readiness to collect high quality data for the proposed Critical Point Search Program which allows us to explore the QCD phase diagram.
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