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We report systematic measurements of bulk properties of the system created in Au+Au collisions at √SNN = 54.4 s N N = 54.4 GeV recorded by the STAR detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). The transverse momentum spectra of π±, K±, and p(p¯) p (p ¯) are studied at mid-rapidity (|y| < 0.1) for different centrality classes. We also present mid-rapidity measurement of particle yields (dN/dy) and particle ratios in Au+Au collisions at √SNN = 54.4 s N N = 54.4 GeV. The kinetic freeze-out parameters (Tkin and β>) are extracted from particle spectra using the blast-wave model, and all the results are compared with previously published experimental results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

NA61/SHINE is a multipurpose fixed-target facility at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron. The main goals of the NA61/SHINE strong interactions program are to discover the critical point of strongly interacting matter and study the properties of the onset of deconfinement. To reach these goals, hadron production measurements are performed in the form of a two-dimensional scan by varying collision energy and system size. The Collaboration has recently finished data acquisition for its original program on strong interactions, accumulating broad data samples on hadron production in various systems in the SPS energy range. In this contribution, the NA61/SHINE results on identified charged kaon and pion production in p+p, Be+Be and Ar+Sc collisions at the SPS energy range (√SNN = 5.1 - 17.3 s N N = 5.1 − 17.3 GeV) are presented. The NA61/SHINE measurements of small and intermediate-mass ion collisions establish an interesting system size dependence, showing a rapid change of hadron production properties that starts when moving from Be+Be to Ar+Sc system. In particular, Ar+Sc is the smallest system for which a significant enhancement of K+/π+ ratio with respect to p+p collisions is observed. Obtained energy and system size dependence of the measured charged hadron multiplicities are compared with available world data and various theoretical models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]