Statistical hadronization of heavy flavor quarks in elementary collisions: successes and failures

A. Andronic, F. Beutler, P. Braun-Munzinger, K. Redlich, J. Stachel

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Abstract

We analyze recently compiled data on the production of open heavy flavor hadrons and quarkonia in e+e- as well as pp and p-nucleus collisions in terms of the statistical hadronization model. Within this approach the production of open heavy flavor hadrons is well described with parameters deduced from a thermal analysis of light flavor hadron production. In contrast, quarkonium production in such collisions cannot be described in this framework. We point out the relevance of this finding for our understanding of quarkonium production in ultra-relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)350-354
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Letters B
Volume678
Issue number4
Early online date27 Jun 2009
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Jul 2009

Keywords

  • hep-ph

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