Analysing $j/\Psi$ Production in Various RHIC Interactions with a Version of Sequential Chain Model (SCM)

TL;DR

This paper proposes a new Sequential Chain Model to analyze $J/ extPsi$ production in various RHIC collision systems, successfully describing multiple observables and predicting behavior at LHC energies.

Contribution

It introduces a novel model for $J/ extPsi$ production that extends from nucleon-nucleon interactions to nucleus-nucleus collisions, capturing key experimental features.

Findings

Model reproduces invariant $p_T$-spectra for $J/ extPsi$

Explains centrality dependence of $p_T$-spectra

Predicts $J/ extPsi$ production at LHC energies

Abstract

We have attempted to develop here tentatively a model for $J/\Psi$ production in p+p, d+Au, Cu + Cu and Au + Au collisions at RHIC energies on the basic ansatz that the results of nucleus-nucleus collisions could be arrived at from the nucleon-nucleon (p + p)-interactions with induction of some additional specific features of high energy nuclear collisions. Based on the proposed new and somewhat unfamiliar model, we have tried (i) to capture the properties of invariant $p_T$ -spectra for $J/\Psi$ meson production; (ii) to study the nature of centrality dependence of the $p_T$ -spectra; (iii) to understand the rapidity distributions; (iv) to obtain the characteristics of the average transverse momentum $< p_T >$ and the values of $< p_T^2 >$ as well and (v) to trace the nature of nuclear modification factor. The alternative approach adopted here describes the data-sets on the above-mentioned various observables in a fairly satisfactory manner. And, finally, the nature of $J/\Psi$-production at Large Hadron Collider(LHC)-energies deduced on the basis of our chosen model has been presented in a predictive way against the RHIC-yields, both calculated for the most central collisions and on the same model.