The LUCIAE model predictions on the light vector meson production in proton-proton, proton-nucleus and nucleus-nucleus collisions at 158 A GeV

TL;DR

This paper evaluates the LUCIAE model's ability to predict light vector meson production across various collision types at 158 A GeV, highlighting its strengths and limitations in reproducing experimental data.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive comparison of LUCIAE model predictions with experimental data and extends predictions to additional collision systems at the same energy.

Findings

Model reproduces general trends of data

Fails to describe high-$p_T$ meson yields in central Pb+Pb collisions

Offers predictions for In+In and p+A collisions at 158 A GeV

Abstract

The LUCIAE model predictions are compared with experimental data on light vector meson ($\rho,\omega,\phi$) production in pp, p+Pb and Pb+Pb collisions at 158 A GeV. The model reproduces the general trends of the data, but fails in describing the yield of high-$p_T$ vector mesons in the central Pb+Pb collisions. Predictions for In+In and p+A (A varying from Be to U) collisions at 158 A GeV are also presented.