2015/10/14 by Boris Tomášik, Boris Tomasik, E. E. Kolomeitsev +1
Physics and Astronomy · #Hadron #Heavy ion #High-Energy Particle Collisions Research #Ion #Nuclear physics #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Physics #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #Strangeness #nucl-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1140/epja/i2016-16251-6
5 pages, 6 figures, contribution to the NICA White Paper
arxiv created 2015/10/14 · openalex publication_date 2016/08/01 · arxiv updated 2016/09/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
We discuss strangeness production in heavy-ion collisions within and around the energy range of the planned NICA facility. We describe the minimal statistical model, in which the total strangeness yield is fixed by the observed or calculated K+ multiplicity. We show how the exact strangeness conservation can be taken into account on the event-by-event basis in such a model. We argue that from strange particle yields one can reveal information about the collision dynamics and about possible modifications of particle properties in medium. This can be best achieved if the complete strangeness measurement is performed, i.e. kaons, anti-kaons, hyperons and multistrange hyperons are registered in the same experimental setup. In particular the production of hadrons containing two and more strange quarks, like Ξ and Ω baryons could be of interest.