Chemical Equilibrium in Heavy Ion Collisions: Rapidity Dependence
Abstract
Description
Particle yields in heavy ion collisions show an overwhelming evidence for chemical or relative chemical equilibrium at all beam energies. The rapidity dependence of the thermal parameters $T$ and $μ_B$ can now be determined over a wide range of rapidities and show a systematic behavior towards an increase in $μ_B$ away from mid-rapidity.
5 pages, 4 figures
5 pages, 4 figures