Identified particle distributions in pp and Au+Au collisions at square root of (sNN)=200 GeV

Phys Rev Lett. 2004 Mar 19;92(11):112301. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.112301. Epub 2004 Mar 18.

Abstract

Transverse mass and rapidity distributions for charged pions, charged kaons, protons, and antiprotons are reported for square root of [sNN]=200 GeV pp and Au+Au collisions at Relativistic Heary Ion Collider (RHIC). Chemical and kinetic equilibrium model fits to our data reveal strong radial flow and long duration from chemical to kinetic freeze-out in central Au+Au collisions. The chemical freeze-out temperature appears to be independent of initial conditions at RHIC energies.