Strange hadron production in heavy ion collisions from SPS to RHIC

Details Strange hadron production in heavy ion collisions from SPS to RHIC Strange hadron production in heavy ion collisions from SPS to RHIC

2011-05-13

arxiv.org/abs/1105.2798v2

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Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Experiment

73 pages, 39 figures, Review article for "Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys." (Elsevier) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ppnp.2011.05.001

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Strange particles have been a very important observable in the search for a deconfined state of strongly interacting matter, the quark-gluon plasma (QGP), which is expected to be formed in ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions. We review the main experimental observations made at the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) at CERN, Geneva, and at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). The large amount of recently collected data allows for a comprehensive study of strangeness production as a function of energy and system size. We review results on yields, transverse mass and rapidity spectra, as well as elliptic flow. The measurements are interpreted in the context of various theoretical concepts and their implications are discussed. Of particular interest is the question whether strange particles are in any way sensitive to a partonic phase. Finally, a compilation of experimental data is provided.

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