Equilibrated matter dominates above about 20 produced particles (IMAGE)

Sophia University

Equilibrated matter dominates above about 20 produced particles

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In oxygen–oxygen collisions, the equilibrated “core” becomes dominant once the charged-particle multiplicity exceeds about 20. Even in the most central collisions, approximately 30% of the produced hadrons remain part of the non-equilibrated “corona” component.

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Naoya Ito from Sophia University, Japan

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