5 research outputs found
Statistical hadronization phenomenology in fluctuations at ultra-relativistic energies
We discuss the information that can be obtained from an analysis of
fluctuations in heavy ion collisions within the context of the statistical
model of particle production. We then examine the recently published
experimental data on ratio fluctuations, and use it to obtain constraints on
the statistical properties (physically relevant ensemble, degree of chemical
equilibration, scaling across energies and system sizes) and freeze-out
dynamics (amount of reinteraction between chemical and thermal freeze-out) of
the system.Comment: Proceedings, SQM2009. Fig. 4, the main results figure, was wrong due
to editing mistake, now correcte
Phenomenology of Strangeness enhancement in heavy ion collisions
We give an overview of the phenomenology of strangeness enhancement in heavy
ion collisions, within the paradigm of the statistical model of particle
production. We argue that, while strangeness enhancement data is suggestive of
a phase transition, the mechanism triggering enhancement is still elusive. We
study the feasibility to constrain this mechanism by determining the scaling
variable of strangeness enhancement. We further argue that to test the
applicability of the statistical model generally, and to confirm our
interpretation of the statistical physics responsible for strangeness
enhancement, the scaling of strange particle fluctuations ( and other
particles) w.r.t. yields has to be explored.Comment: Plenary talk, SQM2008, Beijing, China Minor stylistic revisions,
discussion on scaling of enhancement added, references update
Elliptic flow fluctuations and correlations in Au+Au collisions at GeV
In this talk, we report an analysis of elliptic flow (), non-flow
(), and fluctuations () for the STAR
collaboration at middle rapidity in GeV Au+Au
collisions. We compare the results to models of the fluctuations in the initial
eccentricity of the overlap zone.Comment: Quark Matter 2008 proceedings, 4 pages, 4 figure
Multiplicity dependence of K*(892)0 and ϕ(1020) production in pp collisions at s
The striking similarities that have been observed between high-multiplicity proton-proton (pp) collisions and heavy-ion collisions can be explored through multiplicity-differential measurements of identified hadrons in pp collisions. With these measurements, it is possible to study mechanisms such as collective flow that determine the shapes of hadron transverse momentum (pT) spectra, to search for possible modifications of the yields of short-lived hadronic resonances due to scattering effects in an extended hadron-gas phase, and to investigate different explanations provided by phenomenological models for enhancement of strangeness production with increasing multiplicity. In this paper, these topics are addressed through measurements of the K⁎(892)0 and ϕ(1020) mesons at midrapidity in pp collisions at s= 13 TeV as a function of the charged-particle multiplicity. The results include the pT spectra, pT-integrated yields, mean transverse momenta, and the ratios of the yields of these resonances to those of longer-lived hadrons. Comparisons with results from other collision systems and energies, as well as predictions from phenomenological models, are also discussed