Hadron yields in central nucleus-nucleus collisions, the statistical hadronization model and the QCD phase diagram

TL;DR

This paper reviews how the statistical hadronization model effectively describes hadron production in heavy-ion collisions across energies, linking experimental results to the QCD phase diagram for both light and charm quarks.

Contribution

It demonstrates the broad applicability of the statistical hadronization model and explores its implications for understanding the QCD phase diagram.

Findings

Good description of hadron yields across energies

Connection established between hadronization and QCD phase diagram

Applicability to both light and charm quarks

Abstract

The description of hadron production in relativistic heavy-ion collisions in the statistical hadronization model is very good, over a broad range of collision energy. We outline this both for the light (u, d, s) and heavy (charm) quarks and discuss the connection it brings to the phase diagram of QCD.