Abstract
 

Kaon Production in dAu and pp Collisions at sqrt(s_NN)=200GeV
(oral presentation)
Hongyan Yang
University of Bergen

 

The BRAHMS experiment at RHIC has measured the rapidity distribution (0 < y < 3) of charged pions, kaons and (anti-)protons in d+Au and pp collisions at sqrt(s_NN)=200GeV. The transverse momentum spectra of K^+ and K^- will be presented. The R_CP and R_dAu ratios are constructed for identified particles and for three different centralities. The rapidity dependence of the K/pi ratios in dAu for different centralities will be compared to those in pp collisions. Special emphasis will be on the chemical composition at forward rapidity. The K/pi ratios will be correlated to the measured net-proton yields (stopping) and pbar/p ratios which may shed light on the dependence of strangeness production on the baryo-chemical potential.

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