Identified Particle Distributions in pp and Au+Au Collisions at sNN=200GeV

J. Adams et al. (STAR Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 112301 – Published 18 March 2004

Abstract

Transverse mass and rapidity distributions for charged pions, charged kaons, protons, and antiprotons are reported for sNN=200GeV pp and Au+Au collisions at Relativistic Heary Ion Collider (RHIC). Chemical and kinetic equilibrium model fits to our data reveal strong radial flow and long duration from chemical to kinetic freeze-out in central Au+Au collisions. The chemical freeze-out temperature appears to be independent of initial conditions at RHIC energies.

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  • Received 2 October 2003

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.112301

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Vol. 92, Iss. 11 — 19 March 2004

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