Strangeness production in sNN = 3 GeV Au+Au collisions at RHIC

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Abstract

We report multi-differential measurements of strange hadron production ranging from mid- to target-rapidity in Au+Au collisions at a center-of-momentum energy per nucleon pair of sNN = 3 GeV with the STAR experiment at RHIC. KS0 meson and Λ hyperon yields are measured via their weak decay channels. Collision centrality and rapidity dependences of the transverse momentum spectra and particle ratios are presented. Particle mass and centrality dependence of the average transverse momenta of Λ and KS0 are compared with other strange particles, providing evidence of the development of hadronic rescattering in such collisions. The 4π yields of each of these strange hadrons show a consistent centrality dependence. Discussions on radial flow, the strange hadron production mechanism, and properties of the medium created in such collisions are presented together with results from hadronic transport and thermal model calculations.

Original languageEnglish
Article number139
JournalJournal of High Energy Physics
Volume2024
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2024

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Keywords

  • Fixed Target Experiments
  • Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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