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Measuring Dynamical K/$\pi$ and p/$\pi$ Fluctuations in Au+Au Collisions from the STAR Experiment

Nuclear Experiment 2015-05-27 v1

Abstract

Results from new measurements of dynamical K/πK/\pi and p/πp/\pi ratio fluctuations are presented. Dynamical fluctuations in global conserved quantities such as baryon number, strangeness, or charge may be observed near a QCD critical point. The STAR experiment has previously acquired data in Au+Au collisions at the energies sNN\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 200, 130, 62.4, and 19.6 GeV and Cu+Cu collisions at sNN\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 200, 62.4, and 22.4 GeV. The commencing of a QCD critical point search at RHIC has extended the reach of possible measurements of dynamical K/πK/\pi and p/πp/\pi ratio fluctuations from Au+Au collisions to lower energies. New results are compared to previous measurements and to theoretical predictions from the UrQMD model.

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@article{arxiv.1101.3351,
  title  = {Measuring Dynamical K/$\pi$ and p/$\pi$ Fluctuations in Au+Au Collisions from the STAR Experiment},
  author = {Terence Tarnowsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.3351},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

10 pages, 5 figures, To be published in the proceedings of CPOD 2010, Dubna, Russia, August 2010, Yadernaya Fizika (Physics of Atomic Nuclei)