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Dilepton rapidity distributions from a hadronizing quark-gluon plasma

P. L. McgaugheyB. V. JacakP.v. RuuskanenRamona Vogt

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PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsNuclear TheoryHigh Energy Physics::PhenomenologyPlasmaNuclear physicsDistribution (mathematics)Quark–gluon plasmaHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentRapidityCharm (quantum number)Nuclear ExperimentScaling

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Abstract We calculate the rapidity distribution of dilepton pairs produced from an evolving quark-gluon plasma assuming a longitudinal scaling expansion with initial conditions locally determined from the rapidity density. These distributions are compared with those from lowest-order Drell-Yan production and semileptonic charm decays.

https://doi.org/10.1016/0375-9474(94)00782-i