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View SchemaIn-medium properties of antikaons at finite temperature: the K^-/K^+ ratio at GSI
| Authors | L. Tolos, J. Schaffner-Bielich, A. Polls, A. Ramos |
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| ArXiv ID | nucl-th/0407035 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/0407035 |
Abstract
The $K^-/K^+$ ratio in heavy-ion collisions at GSI is studied including the properties of the participating hadrons in hot and dense matter, paying a particular attention to the in-medium properties of antikaons at finite temperature. The determination of the temperature and chemical potential at freeze-out conditions compatible with the ratio $K^-/K^+$ is very delicate, and depends on the approach adopted for the antikaon self-energy. Different approaches for the $K^-$ self-energy have been considered: non-interacting $K^-$, on-shell self-energy and single-particle spectral density. We observe that the use of an energy dependent $\bar{K}$ spectral density lowers considerably the freeze-out temperature with respect to the on-shell approach. We also conclude that the full off-shell approach gives rise to the "broad-band equilibration" advocated by Brown, Rho and Song.
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"abstract": "The $K^-/K^+$ ratio in heavy-ion collisions at GSI is studied including the\nproperties of the participating hadrons in hot and dense matter, paying a\nparticular attention to the in-medium properties of antikaons at finite\ntemperature. The determination of the temperature and chemical potential at\nfreeze-out conditions compatible with the ratio $K^-/K^+$ is very delicate, and\ndepends on the approach adopted for the antikaon self-energy. Different\napproaches for the $K^-$ self-energy have been considered: non-interacting\n$K^-$, on-shell self-energy and single-particle spectral density. We observe\nthat the use of an energy dependent $\\bar{K}$ spectral density lowers\nconsiderably the freeze-out temperature with respect to the on-shell approach.\nWe also conclude that the full off-shell approach gives rise to the \"broad-band\nequilibration\" advocated by Brown, Rho and Song.",
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"title": "In-medium properties of antikaons at finite temperature: the K^-/K^+ ratio at GSI",
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