Strangness K production

Strangeness K production refers to creating particles containing strange quarks during high-energy collisions, such as those involving protons or heavy ions. Under normal conditions, strange quarks are rare, but at very high energies, the intense energy can produce these particles more abundantly. Measuring strange particle production helps scientists understand the properties of extreme states of matter, like the quark-gluon plasma, where quarks and gluons are not confined inside particles. It offers insights into fundamental physics processes occurring shortly after the Big Bang and helps explore the behavior of matter under extreme conditions.