Particle Production in RHIC, the p[sub T]-Spectra and a New Approach.

The RHIC measurements on the transverse momentum spectra of the main category of secondary particles produced in the Au + Au collisions were reported in the recent past. The combination of the phenomenological approaches we adopted provide a satisfactory, alternative framework for understanding and explaining the latest data-spurts on charged pions, kaons and the protons--antiprotons. The comparison of the performances by the contesting models on a select kind of secondary (π[SUP+]) which belongs to the most abundant variety has also been made. The impact and implications of all these have also been spelt out in the end. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]