Particle production in p-p collisions at sqrt(s) = 17 GeV within the statistical model

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A thermal-model analysis of particle production of p-p collisions at sqrt(s) = 17 GeV using the latest available data is presented.

• The sensitivity of model parameters on data selections and model assumptions is studied.
• The system-size dependence of thermal parameters and recent differences in the statistical model analysis of p-p collisions at the super proton synchrotron (SPS) are discussed.
• It is shown that the temperature and strangeness undersaturation factor depend strongly on kaon yields which at present are still not well known experimentally.