Evidence for chemical equilibration at RHIC
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- 12 June 2002
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Vol. 28 (7) , 1745-1752
Abstract
This contribution focuses on the results of statistical model calculations at RHIC energies, including recently available experimental data. Previous calculations of particle yield ratios showed good agreement with measurements at SPS and lower energies, suggesting that the composite system possesses a high degree of chemical equilibrium at freeze-out. The effect of feeddown contamination on the model parameters is discussed, and the sensitivity of individual ratios to the model parameters ($T$, $\mu_B$) is illustrated.Keywords
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