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p_T-fluctuations in high-energy p-p and A-A collisions

Nuclear Theory 2009-04-15 v3 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

The event-by-event p_T-fluctuations in proton-proton and central Pb-Pb collisions, which have been experimentally studied by means of the so-called Phi-measure, are analyzed. The contribution due to the correlation which couples the average p_T to the event multiplicity is computed. The correlation appears to be far too weak to explain the preliminary experimental value of Phi (p_T) in p-p interactions. The significance of the result is discussed.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0103063,
  title  = {p_T-fluctuations in high-energy p-p and A-A collisions},
  author = {Robert Korus and Stanislaw Mrowczynski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0103063},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

5 pages, 2 figures, minor improvements