Hadronization and quark probes of deconfinement at RHIC

Huan Z. Huang, Johann Rafelski

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Abstract

We discuss experimental features of identified particle production from nucleus-nucleus collisions. These features reflect hadronization from a deconfined partonic matter whose particle formation scheme is distinctly different from fragmentation phenomenology in elementary collisions. Multi-parton dynamics, such as quark coalescences or recombinations, appear to be essential to explain the experimental measurements at the intermediate transverse momentum of 2-5 GeV/c. Constituent quarks seem to be the dominant degrees of freedom at hadronization. Heavy quark production should help quantify deconfined matter properties.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationQUARK CONFINEMENT AND THE HADRON SPECTRUM VI
Subtitle of host publication6th Conference on Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum - QCHS 2004
Pages210-227
Number of pages18
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 14 2005
Event6th Conference on Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum - QCHS 2004 - Villasimius, Italy
Duration: Sep 21 2004Sep 25 2004

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume756
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Other

Other6th Conference on Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum - QCHS 2004
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityVillasimius
Period9/21/049/25/04

Keywords

  • Charm production
  • Collective Flow
  • Deconfinement
  • Elliptic Flow
  • Hadronization
  • Quark Gluon Plasma
  • Relativistic heavy-ion collisions
  • Strangeness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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