STRANGE CLUSTER FORMATION IN RELATIVISTIC HEAVY-ION COLLISIONS

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BALTZ, AJ [1 ]
DOVER, CB [1 ]
KAHANA, SH [1 ]
PANG, Y [1 ]
SCHLAGEL, TJ [1 ]
SCHNEDERMANN, E [1 ]
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[1] SUNY STONY BROOK, STONY BROOK, NY 11794 USA
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10.1016/0370-2693(94)90063-9
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P1 [天文学];
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The production rate of strange clusters in relativistic heavy ion collisions is estimated using a simplified coalescence model and the cascade code ARC, adjusting parameters to fit ordinary composite particle production. We predict that a hypothetical (LAMBDALAMBDA)b would be produced at a rate dN/dy of order 0.1 for central Au + Au collisions at Brookhaven AGS energies and midrapidity. The corresponding rate for the (LAMBDALAMBDA)He-6 is 2 x 10(-5). We also suggest some experimental possibilities for detecting such clusters.
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