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Precision measurement of net-proton-number gluctuations in Au+Au collisions at RHIC

We report precision measurements on cumulants (๐ถ๐‘›) and factorial cumulants (๐œ…๐‘›) of (net) proton number distributions up to fourth order in Au+Au collisions over center-of-mass energies โˆš๐‘ ๐‘โข๐‘=7.7-27 GeV from phase II of the Beam Energy Scan program at RHIC. (Anti)protons are selected at midrapidity (...

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Main Authors: Aboona, Bassam (Author) , Deppner, Ingo Martin (Author) , Herrmann, Norbert (Author) , Leung, Yue (Author) , Soฬˆhngen, Yannick (Author)
Corporate Author: STAR Collaboration (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 29 September 2025
In: Physical review letters
Year: 2025, Volume: 135, Issue: 14, Pages: 1-8
ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/9l69-2d7p
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1103/9l69-2d7p
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/9l69-2d7p
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Author Notes:STAR Collaboration*
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Summary:We report precision measurements on cumulants (๐ถ๐‘›) and factorial cumulants (๐œ…๐‘›) of (net) proton number distributions up to fourth order in Au+Au collisions over center-of-mass energies โˆš๐‘ ๐‘โข๐‘=7.7-27 GeV from phase II of the Beam Energy Scan program at RHIC. (Anti)protons are selected at midrapidity (|๐‘ฆ| <0.5) within a transverse momentum range of 0.4<๐‘๐‘‡<2.0 GeV/๐‘. Relative to various noncritical-point model calculations and peripheral collision 70%-80% data, the net proton ๐ถ4/๐ถ2 measurement in 0%-5% collisions shows a minimum around 19.6 GeV for significance of deviation at โˆผ2-5โข๐œŽ. A minimum in ๐ถ4/๐ถ2 with respect to a noncritical baseline is expected to be a characteristic feature of the signature associated with a critical point in the QCD phase diagram. In addition, deviations from noncritical baselines around the same collision energy region are also seen in proton factorial cumulant ratios, especially in ๐œ…2/๐œ…1 and ๐œ…3/๐œ…1. Dynamical model calculations including a critical point are called for in order to understand these precision measurements.
Item Description:Veroฬˆffentlicht: 29. September 2025
*STAR Collaboration: B.E. Aboona, I.M. Deppner, N. Herrmann, Y.H. Leung, Y. Soฬˆhngen [und 367 weitere Personen]
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ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/9l69-2d7p

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