Clocking hadronization in relativistic heavy ion collisions with balance functions
Nuclear Theory
2009-11-06 v2
Abstract
A novel state of matter has been hypothesized to exist during the early stage of relativistic heavy ion collisions, with normal hadrons not appearing until several fm/c after the start of the reaction. To test this hypothesis, correlations between charges and their associated anticharges are evaluated with the use of balance functions. It is shown that late-stage hadronization is characterized by tightly correlated charge/anticharge pairs when measured as a function of relative rapidity.
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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0005044,
title = {Clocking hadronization in relativistic heavy ion collisions with balance functions},
author = {Steffen Bass and Pawel Danielewicz and Scott Pratt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0005044},
year = {2009}
}
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5 pages, 3 figures