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More uses for Thermal Models

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-05-22 v2 Nuclear Experiment Nuclear Theory

Abstract

We explore combinations of particle and anti-particle yields which can be used to test thermal models in a parameter free way. We also explore combinations which can be used to extract μB/T\mu_B/T, μS/T\mu_S/T and μQ/T\mu_Q/T. We use experimentally measured particle-antiparticle specific ratios for proton pp, Lambda Λ\Lambda, and cascade Ξ\Xi, for sNN=\sqrt{s_{NN}}= 7.7-39 GeV from RHIC BES phase-1 to extract the μB,S,Q/T\mu_{B,S,Q}/T. These compared well with published STAR freeze-out parameters. These combinations are verified to predict a similar combination of Ω\Omega yields. We also extend this idea to predict (anti-)nuclei yields at energies where they are not measured. We also update parametrizations for the sNN\sqrt{s_{NN}} dependence of freeze-out parameters TT and μB\mu_B, and present for the first time a similar parametrization of μS\mu_S.

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@article{arxiv.2602.15770,
  title  = {More uses for Thermal Models},
  author = {Natasha Sharma and Lokesh Kumar and Sourendu Gupta},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.15770},
  year   = {2026}
}

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9 pages, 7 captioned figures

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