Nonmonotonic Energy Dependence of Net-Proton Number Fluctuations

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Nonmonotonic Energy Dependence of Net-Proton Number Fluctuations

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Nonmonotonic variation with collision energy (sNN) of the moments of the net-baryon number distribution in heavy-ion collisions, related to the correlation length and the susceptibilities of the system, is suggested as a signature for the quantum chromodynamics critical point. We report the first evidence of a nonmonotonic variation in the kurtosis times variance of the net-proton number (proxy for net-baryon number) distribution as a function of sNN with 3.1 σ significance for head-on (central) gold-on-gold (Au+Au) collisions measured solenoidal tracker at Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. Data in noncentral Au+Au collisions and models of heavy-ion collisions without a critical point show a monotonic variation as a function of sNN.

Original language	English
Article number	092301
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	126
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.092301
State	Published - Mar 5 2021

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