Systematic analysis of pT-distributions in p + p collisions

Abstract

A systematic analysis of transverse momentum distribution of hadrons produced in ultrarelativistic p + p collisions is presented. We investigate the effective temperature and the entropic index from the non-extensive thermodynamic theory of strong interaction. We conclude that the existence of a limiting effective temperature and of a limiting entropic index is in accordance with experimental data. © Società Italiana di Fisica / Springer-Verlag 2013.