Centrality dependence of $p_{T}$ spectra for identified hadrons in Au+Au and Cu+Cu collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}= 200$ GeV

Abstract

The centrality dependence of transverse momentum spectra for identified hadrons at midrapidity in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}= 200$ GeV is systematically studied in a quark combination model. The $\mathrm{{p}_{T}}$ spectra of $π^{\pm}$, $K^{\pm}$, $p(\bar{p})$ and $Λ(\barΛ)$ in different centrality bins and the nuclear modification factors ($R_{CP}$) for these hadrons are calculated. The centrality dependence of the average collective transverse velocity $<β(r)>$ for the hot and dense quark matter is obtained in Au+Au collisions, and it is applied to a relative smaller Cu+Cu collision system. The centrality dependence of $\mathrm{{p}_{T}}$ spectra and the $R_{CP}$ for $π^{0}$, $K_{s}^{0}$ and $Λ$ in Cu+Cu collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}= 200$ GeV are well described. The results show that $<β(r)>$ is only a function of the number of participants $N_{part}$ and it is independent of the collision system.

7 pages, 6 figures