Particle Yields and Ratios within Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Statistics

In characterizing the yields and ratios various of well identified particles in the ALICE experiment, we utilize extensive {\it additive} thermal approaches, to which various missing states of the hadron resonances are taken into consideration, as well. Despite some non-equilibrium conditions that are slightly driving this statistical approach away from equilibrium, the approaches are and remain additive and extensive. Besides van der Waals repulsive interactions (assuming that the gas constituents are no longer point-like, i.e. finite-volume corrections taken into consideration), finite pion chemical potentials as well as perturbations to the light and strange quark occupation factors are taken into account. When confronting our calculations to the ALICE measurements, we conclude that the proposed conditions for various aspects deriving the system out of equilibrium notably improve the reproduction of the experimental results, i.e. improving the statistical fits, especially the finite pion chemical potential. This points out to the great role that the non-equilibrium pion production would play, and the contributions that the hadron resonance missing states come up with, even when the principles of statistical extensivity and additivity aren't violated. These results seem to propose revising the conclusions propagated by most of the field, that the produced particles quickly reach a state of local equilibrium leading to a collective expansion often described by fluid dynamics. This situation seems not remaining restrictively valid, at very large collision energies.Comment: 15 pages, 4 figures, submitted to EP

Extensive/nonextensive statistics for pTp_T distributions of various charged particles produced in p+p and A+A collisions in a wide range of energies

We present a systematic study for the statistical fits of the transverse momentum distributions of charged pions, Kaons and protons produced at energies ranging between 7.7 and 2670 GeV to the extensive Boltzmann-Gibbs (BG) and the nonextensive statistics (Tsallis as a special type and the generic axiomatic nonextensive approach). We also present a comprehensive review on various experimental parametrizations proposed to fit the transverse momentum distributions of these produced particles. The inconsistency that the BG approach is to be utilized in characterizing the chemical freezeout, while the Tsallis approach in determining the kinetic freezeout is elaborated. The resulting energy dependence of the different fit parameters largely varies with the particle species and the degree of (non)extensivity. This manifests that the Tsallis nonextensive approach seems to work well for p+p rather than for A+A collisions. Drawing a complete picture of the utilization of Tsallis statistics in modeling the transverse momentum distributions of several charged particle produced at a wide range of energies and accordingly either disprove or though confirm the relevant works are main advantages of this review. We propose analytical expressions for the dependence of the fit parameters obtained on the size of the colliding system, the energy, as well as the types of the statistical approach applied. We conclude that the statistical dependence of the various fit parameters, especially between Boltzmann and Tsallis approaches could be understood that the statistical analysis ad hoc is biased to the corresponding degree of extensivity (Boltzmann) or nonextensivity (Tsallis). Alternatively, the empirical parameterizations, the other models, and the generic (non)extensive approach seem to relax this biasness.Comment: 42 pages, 17 figures, IX tables, submitted to JSTA

Properties of signature partner superdeformed bands in mercury nuclei

The properties of superdeformed (SD) bands of five pairs signature partners in mercury nuclei have been systematically analyzed in framework of four parameters formula including higher order terms of Bohr-Mottelson collective rotational energies. The level spins and the model parameters are determined by fitting procedure using a computer simulated search program in order to obtain minimum root mean square deviations between the calculated and the experimental transition energies.The best fitted parameters have been used to calculate the transition energies Eγ, the rotational frequencies , the kinematic J(1) and dynamic J(2) moments of inertia. The calculated results agree excellently with the experimental data. J(2) is significantly larger than J(1) for all values of  . Also J(2) show a smooth increase with increasing . The appearance of ΔI = 1 and ΔI = 2 staggering in γ-ray transition energies have been examined by using the five-points formula representing the finite difference approximation to the fourth derivative of the γ-ray transition energies at a given spin. The signature partners in Hg nuclei show large amplitude staggering. Also to appear the ΔI = 1 staggering, the transition energies relative to a rigid rotor with a moment of inertia J = 128.219 are plotted against spins for each signature partner pairs. The difference in transition energies between transitions in the two SD bands 191Hg(SD3)and 193Hg(SD3) are small, therefore, these two bands have been considered as identical bands

Phenomenology of strangeness production at high energies

The strange-quark occupation factor ($\gamma_s$) is determined from the statistical fit of the multiplicity ratio $\mathrm{K}^+/\pi^+$ in a wide range of nucleon-nucleon center-of-mass energies ($\sqrt{s_{NN}}$). From this single-strange-quark-subsystem, $\gamma_s(\sqrt{s_{NN}})$ was parametrized as a damped trigonometric functionality and successfully implemented to the hadron resonance gas model, at chemical semi-equilibrium. Various particle ratios including $\mathrm{K}^-/\pi^-$, $\mathrm{\Lambda}/\pi^-$, and $\mathrm{\bar{\Lambda}}/\pi^-$ are well reproduced. The phenomenology of $\gamma_s(\sqrt{s_{NN}})$ suggests that, the hadrons ($\gamma_s$ raises) at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} \simeq 7~$GeV seems to undergo a phase transition to a mixed phase ($\gamma_s$ declines), which is then derived into partons ($\gamma_s$ remains unchanged with increasing $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$), at $\sqrt{s_{NN}} \simeq 20~$GeV.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in EP

Energy staggering in superdeformed bands for isodiaphere nuclei in A ~ 40-60 mass region

The properties of superdeformed (SD) bands of isodiaphere nuclei ((_ ^40)Ca,(_ ^58)Cu,(_ ^60)Zn) have been studied in the scope of four and five parameters’ formulas of the Bohr-Mottelson collective model. The unknown parameters are obtained by fitting the experimental measurements of the gamma-ray transition energies using MATLAB software. The rotational frequency ℏω, the kinematic J^((1)), and dynamic J^((2)) moments of inertia are determined by using the best fitted parameters. The obtained -ray transition energies are in good agreement with the experimental measurements. Also, the theoretical results of the kinematic J^((1)), and dynamic J^((2)) moments of inertia using both formulas agree well with the experimental data. The staggering ΔI=2 phenomenon is represented by using various order derivatives of -ray transition energies E_γ with respect to spin angular momentum I. We conclude that the five parameters formula of Bohr-Mottelson collective model successes in interpreting the appeared pairing correlations in the experimental measurements for the studied nuclei