Recent results on strangeness production from NA49

Abstract

We present a summary of measurements of strange particles performed by the experiment NA49 in inelastic p+p interactions, as well as semi-central C+C and Si+Si, central Pb+Pb, and minimum bias Pb+Pb collisions in the energy range $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 6.3 - 17.3 GeV. New results on ${\pi }^{-}$, $K^{+}$ and $K^{-}$ production in minimum bias Pb+Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 8.7 and 17.3 are shown. Furthermore the strangeness enhancement factor at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 17.3 GeV is presented and compared to the results from NA57 and STAR. Energy dependence of strange particle yields normalized to pion yields is presented. New data on $<K^{\ast }(892{)}^0>$ production are shown at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 17.3 GeV. Furthermore we present the energy dependence of $K/\pi$ and $K/p$ fluctuations. The data are compared with model predictions.

9 pages, 7 figures, Submitted to J. Phys. G (Proceedings of the International Conference on Strangeness in Quark Matter, Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 27 - October 2, 2009)

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