Paper proposal: Inclusive Hadron Yield Analysis in Small and Mid-sized Collision Systems s_nn=200 GeV at STAR

Title: Inclusive Hadron Yield Analysis in Small and Mid-sized Collision Systems s_nn=200 GeV at STAR

PAs: Tong Liu (Yale), Helen Caines (Yale), Rongrong Ma (BNL), Maowu Nie (SDU), and?

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Target journal: PRC

Abstract: In this paper, we report measurements of charged hadron yields and the nuclear modification factor \raa /\rpa\ in Ru+Ru, Zr+Zr and $p$+Au collisions at \snnGeV\ with the STAR detector at RHIC. 

In $p$+Au collisions, an enhancement relative to $p$+$p$ yields is reported. In Ru+Ru/Zr+Zr collisions, significant suppression is seen in central collisions, which gradually weakens moving to more peripheral collisions, revealing a continuous pattern of the dependence between \raa and system size. A geometric bias is seen in the most peripheral isobar collisions, and its implications on the Glauber model are disussed. 

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