Upsilon Production at the STAR Experiment with a Focus on New U+U Results
Abstract
We report recent Upsilon measurements in p+p, d+Au and Au+Au collisions at sNN=200 GeV, and detail the analysis in U+U collisions at sNN=193 GeV. Results on Upsilon production versus rapidity are consistent with pQCD predictions in p+p collisions. However, Upsilon production in mid-rapidity (|y|<0.5) d+Au collisions is suppressed with respect to p+p collisions beyond model predictions that take into account modification of parton distribution functions and initial parton energy loss inside nuclei. The nuclear modification factor RAA shows a significant suppression in central Au+Au and U+U collisions, consistent with model calculations including color screening effects in a deconfined medium.
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