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Photon Multiplicity Measurement a Novel Observable in High Energy Heavy Ion Collision

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Hot Hadronic Matter

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A high granularity preshower detector has been used in the WA93 experiment for measuring photon multiplicity in the collision of 200 A GeV sulphur on Au and S targets. Preliminary results on Nγ/N ch distributions and < P T > for photons are described.

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  1. Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre 1/AF, Bidhan Nagar Calcutta, 700 064, India

    Subhasis Chattopadhyay

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  1. LPTHE, Université Paris 7, Paris, France

    Jean Letessier

  2. Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany

    Hans H. Gutbrod

  3. CERN, Genèva, Switzerland

    Hans H. Gutbrod

  4. University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA

    Johann Rafelski

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Chattopadhyay, S. (1995). Photon Multiplicity Measurement a Novel Observable in High Energy Heavy Ion Collision. In: Letessier, J., Gutbrod, H.H., Rafelski, J. (eds) Hot Hadronic Matter. NATO ASI Series, vol 346. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1945-4_42

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