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Are we close to the QGP? - Hadrochemical vs. microscopic analysis of particle production in ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions

S. A. Bass, M. Belkacem, M. Brandstetter, M. Bleicher, L. Gerland, J. Konopka, L. Neise, C. Spieles, S. Soff, H. Weber, H. Stoecker, W. Greiner

nucl-tharXiv:nucl-th/9711032

Abstract

Ratios of hadronic abundances are analyzed for pp and nucleus-nucleus collisions at sqrt(s)=20 GeV using the microscopic transport model UrQMD. Secondary interactions significantly change the primordial hadronic cocktail of the system. A comparison to data shows a strong dependence on rapidity. Without assuming thermal and chemical equilibrium, predicted hadron yields and ratios agree with many of the data, the few observed discrepancies are discussed.

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