J / psi normal and anomalous suppressions in a hadron and string cascade model

A mechanism for the effective dissociation of a c pair in the colour electric field of strings is introduced into a hadron and string cascade model, i.e. JPCIAE, which is based on the LUND model, simulating ultra-relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions. This new mechanism together with the known mechanism of nuclear absorption (both baryons and mesons) could reproduce fairly the data of the normal and anomalous J/ suppressions in minimum bias pA, AB (with light projectile), and Pb + Pb collisions at 200 A GeV/c. However the impact parameter (ET) dependence of the J/ suppression factor, both, in S+U and Pb+Pb reactions at 200 A GeV/c and 158 A GeV/c, respectively, is not well reproduced. We also tested the additional mechanism of the energy degradation of leading particles, with which both, the normal and anomalous J/ suppressions in minimum bias pA, AB, and Pb+Pb collisions and the ET dependence of the J/ suppression factor are better reproduced.