14–17 Nov 2012
Academic Building, Utrecht University
Europe/Zurich timezone

Upsilon measurements in STAR

14 Nov 2012, 14:30
30m
Kanunnikenzaal (Academic Building, Utrecht University)

Kanunnikenzaal

Academic Building, Utrecht University

Domplein 29, Utrecht
Quarkonia Quarkonia

Speaker

Manuel Calderon De La Barca (UC Davis)

Description

We report on measurements of Upsilon mesons in the dielectron channel with the STAR detector at RHIC. Upsilon mesons are expected to be sensitive to the deconfinement transition in the Quark Gluon Plasma, and to be useful in determining the medium temperature. We compare the yield obtained in Au+Au data, separated into three centrality classes, to the measured cross section from p+p collisions. Our data are compared to models of bottomonium dissociation.

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