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Event by Event Net Charge Fluctuations

Nuclear Experiment 2010-01-05 v1

Abstract

We present analyses of event-by-event dynamical net charge fluctuations measured in 130 and 200 GeV Au Au collisions with the STAR detector. The dynamical net charge fluctuations are evaluated using the ν+,dyn\nu_{+-,dyn} observable. Dynamical fluctuations measured in Au Au collisions at 130 and 200 GeV are finite, and exceed charge conservation limits. They deviate from a perfect 1/N scaling and provide an indication that the collision dynamics varies with collision centrality.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-ex/0304021,
  title  = {Event by Event Net Charge Fluctuations},
  author = {Claude A. Pruneau},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-ex/0304021},
  year   = {2010}
}

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6 pages, 3 figures, Proc of 19th Nuclear Dynamics Conf at Breckenridge, Colorado, Feb 8-15, 2003