Finite hadronization time and unitarity in quark recombination model

Abstract

The effect of finite hadronization time is considered in the recombination model, and it is shown that the hadron multiplicity turns out to be proportional to the initial quark density and unitarity is conserved in the model. The baryon to meson ratio increases rapidly with the initial quark density due to competition among different channels.

Comments: 4 pages in RevTeX, 3 eps figures, to appear in J. Phys.G as a letter