Abstract
We explore how nuclear modifications to the nucleon parton distributions affect production of high- hadrons in heavy ion collisions. We perform a leading order calculation of the high- charged pion, kaon, and proton spectra using standard fragmentation functions and shadowing parametrizations. We also consider alternate models of shadowing. Near midrapidity, shadowing is a small effect and cannot explain the large observed suppression of high- hadrons. We also consider the isospin difference between protons and nuclei and find that it is also a small effect on high- hadron production.
- Received 21 November 2002
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.67.047901
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