Chemical equilibration in Pb plus Pb collisions at the SPS

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作者
Braun-Munzinger, P [1 ]
Heppe, I
Stachel, J
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[1] Gesell Schwerionenforsch mbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
[2] Heidelberg Univ, Inst Phys, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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10.1016/S0370-2693(99)01076-X
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P1 [天文学];
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An improved statistical model with excluded volume corrections and resonance decays is introduced and applied to the complete presently available set of particle ratios as measured by the various experiments at the SPS in Pb + Pb collisions. The results imply that a high degree of hadrochemical equilibration is reached at chemical freeze-out in Pb + Pb collisions. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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