Published December 18, 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Strange freezeout

  • 1. Center for High Energy Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012 (India)
  • 2. Department of Theoretical Physics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005 (India)

Description

We argue that known systematics of hadron cross sections may cause different particles to freeze out of the fireball produced in heavy-ion collisions at different times. We find that a simple model with two freezeout points is a better description of data than that with a single freezeout, while still remaining predictive. The resulting fits seem to present constraints on the late stage evolution of the fireball, including the tantalizing possibility that the QCD chiral transition influences the yields at √(S)=2700GeV and the QCD critical point those at √(S)=17.3GeV

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2013.11.008

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2013.11.008;
arXiv
arXiv:1306.2006v1;
PII
S0370-2693(13)00902-7;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
727
Journal Issue
4-5
Journal Page Range
p. 554-557
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45062973
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
CHIRALITY; CROSS SECTIONS; FREEZING OUT; HADRONS; HEAVY ION REACTIONS; LIMITING VALUES; NUCLEAR FIREBALLS; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIELD THEORIES; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SEPARATION PROCESSES

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