Strangeness and quark–gluon plasma

• Published in: Journal of physics. G, Nuclear and particle physics Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. S1 - S28
• Main Authors: Rafelski, Johann, Letessier, Jean
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.01.2004; Institute of Physics
• Subjects: Exact sciences and technology; High Energy Physics - Phenomenology; Physics; Properties of specific particles; Quantum chromodynamics; Quark-gluon plasma; Quarks; Specific theories and interaction models; particle systematics; The physics of elementary particles and fields; Statistical analysis; Strange particles; Quark-gluon plasma; Particle production; Anomaly; Strangeness; Hadron production

A brief summary of strangeness mile stones is followed by a chemical non-equilibrium statistical hadronization analysis of strangeness results at SPS and RHIC. Strange particle production in AA interactions at \sqrt{s_{NN}}\ge 8.6 GeV can be understood consistently as originating from the deconfined...