The CERN experiment WA97, which studies strange particle production at central rapidity in Pb-Pb, p-Pb, p-Be collisions at 158 A GeV/c, has already reported a pronounced enhancement of hyperon production. This is considered a sensitive signature for a phase transition to a new state of matter - the Quark Gluon Plasma (QGP). A comprehensive study, including the most recent results, of yields and transverse mass spectra of K-S(0), Lambda, Xi (-), Omega (-) (and antiparticles) and negative particles as a function of the number of nucleons partecipating in the collisions is presented.
Scheda prodotto non validato
Attenzione! I dati visualizzati non sono stati sottoposti a validazione da parte dell'ateneo
Titolo: | Strange particle production in p-Be, p-Pb, Pb-Pb at 158 A GeV/c (WA97 experiment) |
Autori: | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2001 |
Rivista: | |
Abstract: | The CERN experiment WA97, which studies strange particle production at central rapidity in Pb-Pb, p-Pb, p-Be collisions at 158 A GeV/c, has already reported a pronounced enhancement of hyperon production. This is considered a sensitive signature for a phase transition to a new state of matter - the Quark Gluon Plasma (QGP). A comprehensive study, including the most recent results, of yields and transverse mass spectra of K-S(0), Lambda, Xi (-), Omega (-) (and antiparticles) and negative particles as a function of the number of nucleons partecipating in the collisions is presented. |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11586/104584 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |