SHARE: Statistical hadronization with resonances

SHARE is a collection of programs designed for the statistical analysis of particle production in relativistic heavy-ion collisions. With the physical input of intensive statistical parameters, it generates the ratios of particle abundances. The program includes cascade decays of all confirmed resonances from the Particle Data Tables. The complete treatment of these resonances has been known to be a crucial factor behind the success of the statistical approach. An optional feature implemented is a Breit–Wigner type distribution for strong resonances. An interface for fitting the parameters of the model to the experimental data is provided. Submitted to Computer Physics Communications † Work supported in part by grants from the U.S. Department of Energy, DE-FG03-95ER40937 and DE-FG02-04ER41318, by NATO Science Program, PST.CLG.979634, and by the Polish State Committee for Scientific Research grant 2 P03B 059 25. ‡ LPTHE, Univ. Paris 6 et 7 is: Unité mixte de Recherche du CNRS, UMR7589.