PYTHIA8 and HIJING2 predictions for the Xe-Xe collisions at √(s_NN) = 5.44 TeV

In this paper we report the minimum bias differential yields of primary charged particles π ^± , K^± , p,p , strange particles K^0_S, Λ ,Λ, Ξ ^± and Ω ^±, produced in Xe-Xe collisions at √(s_NN) = 5.44 TeV as a function of p_T in kinematic range of 0< p_T < 6 GeV/c and pseudorapidity region of |η |< 0.8 using PYTHIA8 and HIJING2 event generators. The predictions are compared with ALICE data at the LHC. The PYTHIA8 predictions describe the ALICE data at low p_T values and underestimate them at high p_T values. PYTHIA8 model is tuned to color reconnection (CR) for hadronization by minimizing the string length of partons, where it gives significant results within 1.9< p_T < 3.5 GeV/c region. The HIJING2 predictions show a good agreement with ALICE data. We have found that the integrated yield of strange and multistrange hadrons, relative to pions, kaons and protons, increases significantly with p_T .