Remarks on the extraction of freeze-out parameters

Abstract

I review the extraction of kinetic and chemical freeze-out parameters from experimental data, with particular emphasis on the underlying assumptions and the validity of the conclusions.

11 pages, 1 figure, proceedings of 'Quark Matter 2001', revised version, refs. added

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