Low-mass vector-meson production at forward rapidity in p plus p collisions at root s=200 GeV

Abstract

The PHENIX experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider has measured low-mass vector-meson ,omega, rho, and phi, production through the dimuon decay channel at forward rapidity (1.2 mu mu) = 80 +/- 6(stat) +/- 12(syst)nb and d sigma/dy(phi -> mu mu) = 27 +/- 3(stat) +/- 4(syst)nb. These results are compared with midrapidity measurements and calculations.

Keywords

• pp collisions
• high-energies
• root s=200 GeV
• vector-meson production