Introduction to Heavy Ion Physics
Introduction to Heavy Ion Physics
Introduction to Heavy Ion Physics
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Transverse variables<br />
• Transverse momentum:<br />
2 2<br />
pT<br />
px<br />
py<br />
pT<br />
( px,<br />
py<br />
)<br />
• Transverse mass:<br />
m<br />
<br />
m<br />
<br />
2 2<br />
T<br />
p T<br />
E<br />
<br />
m<br />
2<br />
<br />
p<br />
2<br />
<br />
2 2<br />
m T<br />
p z<br />
p z<br />
mT<br />
sinh(y) E m cosh(y)<br />
T<br />
• Transverse energy:<br />
E<br />
<br />
T<br />
E i<br />
i<br />
sinq<br />
i<br />
q i = angle w.r.t. beam direction<br />
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