# Density and expansion effects on pion spectra in relativistic heavy-ion collisions

## Figure Captions

Fig. 1: Systematics obtained by varying $`(𝖺)`$ the fireball’s radius $`R`$, $`(𝖻)`$ the temperature $`T`$ and $`(𝖼)`$ the surface expansion velocity $`\beta `$ for rapidity $`y_{cm}=0`$. $`(𝖽)`$ Distribution for a rapidity $`y_{lab}=3.0`$.

Fig. 2: $`(𝖺)`$ Theoretical distribution $`(2\pi m_t)^1d^2N/dm_tdy`$ computed with the parameters $`T=120`$ MeV, $`\beta =0.5`$, $`N_\pi ^{}=160`$ and $`y_{cm}=0`$ compared to data from the E-802/866 on mid rapidity negative pions from central Au+Au reactions at $`11.6A`$ GeV/c. The theoretical curve has been multiplied by the constant $`𝒩=0.56`$ that minimizes the $`\chi ^2`$ when compared to data above $`m_tm=0.4`$ GeV. $`(𝖻)`$ Distribution computed with the same parameters but with $`N_{\pi ^+}=115`$ compared to data on mid rapidity positive pions from the same reaction. The theoretical curve has been multiplied by the constant $`𝒩=0.59`$ that minimizes the $`\chi ^2`$ when compared to data above $`m_tm=0.4`$ GeV. Data are $`(2\pi m_t\sigma _{trig})^1d^2\sigma /dm_tdy`$ in the rapidity interval $`0<\mathrm{\Delta }y<0.2`$. The total measured yield spans the rapidity interval $`|\mathrm{\Delta }y|<1`$ around central rapidity .