Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9850846 | Nuclear Physics A | 2005 | 25 Pages |
Abstract
Hadron production in lepton-nucleus deep inelastic scattering is studied in an absorption model. In the proposed model, the early stage of hadronization in the nuclear medium is dominated by prehadron formation and absorption, controlled by flavor-dependent formation lengths and absorption cross sections. Computations for hadron multiplicity ratios are presented and compared with the HERMES experimental data for pions, kaons, protons and antiprotons. The mass-number dependence of hadron attenuation is shown to be sensitive to the underlying hadronization dynamics. Contrary to common expectations for absorption models, a leading term proportional to A2/3 is found. Deviations from the leading behavior arise at large mass-numbers and large hadron fractional momenta.
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Authors
A. Accardi, D. Grünewald, V. Muccifora, H.J. Pirner,