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| Authors | Chung-sik Song, George Fai |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | nucl-th/9802068 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/9802068 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevC.58.1689 |
| Journal | Phys.Rev.C58:1689-1697,1998 |
Abstract
The effect of in-medium vector and axial-vector meson masses on photon production is studied. We assume that the effective mass of a vector meson in hot nuclear matter decreases according to a universal scaling law, while that of an axial-vector meson is given by Weinberg's mass formula. We find that the thermal production rate of photons increases with reduced masses, and is enhanced by an order of magnitude at T=160 MeV with $m_\rho=300$ MeV. Assuming a hydrodynamic evolution, we estimate the effect of the reduced masses on photon production in nucleus-nucleus collisions. The result is compared to experimental data from the WA80/WA98 collaboration.
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