Direct photon production at mid-rapidity in Pb&nda
sh;Pb colli
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spectra were mea
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sh;20%, 20&nda
sh;40%, and 40&nda
sh;80% centrality cla
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span>. Direct photon
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sh;40% and 0&nda
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sse
s. The
significance of the direct photon
signal for <
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smn;12<
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span>. State-of-the-art model
s for photon production in heavy-ion colli
sion
s agree with the data within uncertaintie
s.