Re: [Brahms-l] Reply to PRL editor

Dear Ramiro and collaboration

I have reread the paper. Having discussed the analysis aspects with Flemming
last week I assume  that there are no more concerns regarding the
consistency of the data in the plots (I do not intend to pull out the ruler
and the pocket calculator on an enlarged photocopy!).

I propose a number of small changes that I hope can clarify the text
further:

 p 2. para 1. :
- Move the sentence "We compare the yields ..." up right after the sentence
" ... been reported [9,10].
-do not make a paragraph break here.
-replace the sentence "These covered ranges...." with "Measuring pions with
p_t=2GeV/c at these rapidities corresponds to probing the gluon structure of
the gold nuclei inan x range from 1x10-2 to 4x 10-4."

p2 para 5: The sentence "The Forward spectrometer acceptance ranges ...."
rings a bit clumsy with respect to the errors. In any case replace Forward
spectrometer with "FS" and correct "fron" to "from".

p3 para 2.
In the sentence "The shade bands..." replace "error" with uncertainty"

make a paragraph break before the sentence:
"The observed suppression of yield in d+Au..."

p4. Summary para
rephrase last sentence to "...onset of saturation of the gluon density in
the Au nuclei at small x...."

p4 final para.
Rephrase to:
" The results presented highlight the importance of forward and high
rapidity physics at RHIC and the perspective for studying saturation
phenomena in nuclei at RHIC energies."

and .. update the letter to the editor and referees accordingly.

I will not go into the wording of the letter to the referees: it is
carefully and respectfully worded and certainly should do the job of
placating them - although I cannot refrain from noticing that the reply is
longer than the paper!

thanks for the effort
and looking forward to a happy resubmission
cheers
JJ

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ramiro Debbe" <debbe@bnl.gov>
To: <brahms-l@lists.bnl.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 10:11 PM
Subject: [Brahms-l] Reply to PRL editor


> Dear collaborator,
>
> We have prepared a reply to the referee's comments on our RdA paper
> (nucl=ex/0403005).
> We have written a letter to the editor with a summary of all changes to
> text and figures:
>
> http://www4.rcf.bnl.gov/~debbe/MainLetterV6.rtf
>
> followed by detailed replies to each referee:
>
> http://www4.rcf.bnl.gov/~debbe/REFARdaV6.rtf
>
> and
>
> http://www4.rcf.bnl.gov/~debbe/REFBRdaV6.rtf
>
> I have also placed a new PDF version of the paper in:
>
> http://www4.rcf.bnl.gov/~debbe/RdaLetter2003.pdf
>
> The work done to prepare for the replies is summarized in:
>
> http://www4.rcf.bnl.gov/RepliesToReferees.htm
>
> Our intention is to resubmit the paper this Friday 28th. Please send me
> your comments.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ramiro
>
> p.s. I have not committed the changes to CVS yet. That will happen
> after I'm sure there are no more changes.
>
>
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