https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-025-14511-4
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics
Phenomenological constraints of the building blocks of the cluster hadronization model
1
Institute for Theoretical Physics (ITP), KIT, Wolfgang-Gaede-Straße 1, 76128, Karlsruhe, Germany
2
Institute of Physics, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 5, 8010, Graz, Austria
3
Particle Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090, Wien, Austria
Received:
9
June
2025
Accepted:
7
July
2025
Published online:
23
July
2025
We introduce building blocks for the cluster hadronization model in light of a new structure, focusing on cluster fission and cluster decay. We propose theoretically motivated matrix elements for cluster fission and decay as building blocks and study some first phenomenological implications at different energies. In particular we develop a set of observables which can be used to dissect the hadronization history and have constraining power on the individual building blocks. Our analysis will be completed by including colour reconnection in a follow-up work.
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