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Enhanced strange particle yields - Signal of a phase of massless particles?

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Soff, S; Zschiesche, D; Bleicher, M; Hartnack, C; Belkacem, M; Bravina, L; Zabrodin, E; Bass, SA; Stöcker, H; Greiner, W
Published in: Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
March 1, 2001

The yields of strange particles are calculated with the ultrarelativistic quantum molecular dynamics model for p, Pb(158 A GeV)Pb collisions and compared with experimental data. The yields are enhanced in central collisions compared with proton-induced or peripheral Pb + Pb collisions. The enhancement is due to secondary interactions. Nevertheless, only a reduction of the quark masses or equivalently an increase of the string tension provides an adequate description of the large observed enhancement factors (WA97 and NA49). Furthermore, the yields of unstable strange resonances such as the A* or the φ are considerably affected by hadronic rescattering of the decay products.

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Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics

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ISSN

0954-3899

Publication Date

March 1, 2001

Volume

27

Issue

3

Start / End Page

449 / 457

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5107 Particle and high energy physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
 

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Soff, S., Zschiesche, D., Bleicher, M., Hartnack, C., Belkacem, M., Bravina, L., … Greiner, W. (2001). Enhanced strange particle yields - Signal of a phase of massless particles? Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 27(3), 449–457. https://doi.org/10.1088/0954-3899/27/3/324
Soff, S., D. Zschiesche, M. Bleicher, C. Hartnack, M. Belkacem, L. Bravina, E. Zabrodin, S. A. Bass, H. Stöcker, and W. Greiner. “Enhanced strange particle yields - Signal of a phase of massless particles?Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics 27, no. 3 (March 1, 2001): 449–57. https://doi.org/10.1088/0954-3899/27/3/324.
Soff S, Zschiesche D, Bleicher M, Hartnack C, Belkacem M, Bravina L, et al. Enhanced strange particle yields - Signal of a phase of massless particles? Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. 2001 Mar 1;27(3):449–57.
Soff, S., et al. “Enhanced strange particle yields - Signal of a phase of massless particles?Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, vol. 27, no. 3, Mar. 2001, pp. 449–57. Scopus, doi:10.1088/0954-3899/27/3/324.
Soff S, Zschiesche D, Bleicher M, Hartnack C, Belkacem M, Bravina L, Zabrodin E, Bass SA, Stöcker H, Greiner W. Enhanced strange particle yields - Signal of a phase of massless particles? Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. 2001 Mar 1;27(3):449–457.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics

DOI

ISSN

0954-3899

Publication Date

March 1, 2001

Volume

27

Issue

3

Start / End Page

449 / 457

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5107 Particle and high energy physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics