Validity of the Hadronic Freeze-Out Curve


Abstract in English

We analyze hadro-chemical freeze-out in central Pb+Pb collisions at CERN SPS energies, employing the hybrid version of UrQMD which models hadronization by the Cooper-Frye mechanism, and matches to a final hadron-resonance cascade. We fit the results both before and after the cascade stage using the Statistical Hadronization Model, to assess the effect of the cascade phase. We observe a strong effect on antibaryon yields except anti-{Omega}, resulting in a shift in T and {mu}_B. We discuss the implications for the freeze-out curve.

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