Possible origin of HADES data on proton number fluctuations in Au+Au collisions

Recent data of the HADES Collaboration in Au+Au central collisions at sNN=2.4 GeV indicate large proton number fluctuations inside one unit of rapidity around midrapidity. This can be a signature of critical phenomena due to the strong attractive interactions between baryons. We study an alternative...

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Main Authors: Oleh Savchuk, Roman V. Poberezhnyuk, Mark I. Gorenstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Physics Letters B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269322006748