DISTRIBUTIONS OF TRANSVERSE ENERGY AND FORWARD ENERGY IN 0-16 INDUCED AND S-32-INDUCED HEAVY-ION COLLISIONS AT 60A AND 200A GEV

Distributions of transverse energy, forward energy, and dE(T)/d-eta from 60A and 200A GeV O-16-induced and 200A GeV S-32-induced nuclear collision with C, Al, Cu, Ag, and Au are presented. The energy, projectile, target, and centrality dependences are shown and discussed within a simple Glauber spectator-participant model. Two universal parametrizations of the dE(T)/d-eta distributions are presented together with various estimates of the nuclear stopping power and attained energy densities. An upper limit for gamma-direct/pi-0 in central collisions of 200A GeV S-32 + Au-197 is derived.