NA61/SHINE results on fluctuations and correlations at CERN SPS energies
M. Maćkowiak-Pawłowska
Abstract
The aim of the NA61/SHINE strong interaction programme is to explore the phase diagram of strongly interacting matter. The main physics goals are the study of the onset of deconfinement and the search for the critical point of strongly interacting matter. These goals are pursued by performing a beam momentum (13A – 150/158A GeV/c) and system size (p+p, p+Pb, Be+Be, Ar+Sc, Xe+La, Pb+Pb) scan. This contribution presents new results from NA61/SHINE on fluctuations and correlations which include in particular quantum correlations, as well as multiplicity and net-charge fluctuations, proton density fluctuations and anisotropic collective flow. Obtained results are compared with other experiments and with model predictions.
Topics & Concepts
DeconfinementPhysicsLarge Hadron ColliderCritical point (mathematics)Phase diagramMultiplicity (mathematics)AnisotropyCharge (physics)Nuclear physicsParticle physicsPhase (matter)Quantum mechanicsQuantum chromodynamicsMathematical analysisMathematicsHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchParticle physics theoretical and experimental studiesQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions