https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-009-0905-6
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics
Forward and midrapidity charmonium production at RHIC
Cyclotron Institute and Physics Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-3366, USA
* e-mail: xbzhao@tamu.edu
Received:
7
October
2008
Published online:
21
February
2009
J/ψ production at forward and midrapidity at the Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider (RHIC) is calculated within a previously constructed rate-equation approach accounting for both direct production and regeneration from c and
. The results are compared to the experimental data. The observed stronger suppression at forward rapidity can be qualitatively explained by a smaller statistical regeneration component together with stronger cold nuclear matter induced suppression compared to midrapidity. The χ
c
over J/ψ ratio and ψ′ over J/ψ ratio are also calculated.
PACS: 12.38.Mh – / 25.75.-q – / 14.40.Lb –
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