Statistical hadronization model analysis of hadron yields in p + Nb and Ar + KCl at SIS18 energies

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Dec 22, 2015
8 pages
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  • Eur.Phys.J.A 52 (2016) 6, 178
  • Published: Jun 28, 2016
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Abstract: (Springer)
The HADES data from p + Nb collisions at a center-of-mass energy of sNN=3.2 \sqrt{s_{NN}} = 3.2 GeV are analyzed employing a statistical hadronization model. The model can successfully describe the production yields of the identified hadrons π0 \pi^{0} , η \eta , Λ \Lambda , K0s^{0s}, ω \omega with parameters Tchem=(99±11) T_{chem} = (99\pm 11) MeV and μb=(619±34) \mu_{b} = (619\pm 34) MeV, which fit well into the chemical freeze-out systematics found in heavy-ion collisions. In addition, we reanalyze our previous HADES data from Ar + KCl collisions at sNN=2.6 \sqrt{s_{NN}} = 2.6 GeV with an updated version of the model. We address equilibration in heavy-ion collisions by testing two aspects: the description of yields and the regularity of freeze-out parameters from a statistical model fit as a function of colliding energy and system size. Despite its success, the model fails to describe the observed Ξ \Xi^{-} yields in both, p + Nb and Ar + KCl . Special emphasis is put on feed-down contributions from higher-lying resonance states as a possible explanation for the observed excess.
  • hadronization
  • multiplicity
  • temperature
  • freeze-out: kinetic
  • strangeness: suppression
  • quantum number
  • Phi(1020)
  • K*(892)0
  • Xi-
  • baryon resonance