Energy scan in heavy-ion collisions and search for a critical point
- Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Nuclear Physics Institute (Czech Republic)
Experimental data on inclusive spectra measured in heavy-ion collisions at RHIC and SPS over a wide range of the energy {radical}s{sub NN} = 9 - 200 GeV are analyzed in the framework of z scaling. A microscopic scenario of constituent interactions in the framework of this approach is discussed. Dependence of the energy loss on the momentum of the produced hadron, energy, and centrality of the collision, is studied. Self-similarity of the constituent interactions in terms of momentum fractions is used to characterize the nuclear medium by 'specific heat' and colliding nuclei by fractal dimensions. Preferable kinematical regions for search for signatures of the phase transition of the nuclear matter produced inHIC are discussed. Discontinuity of 'specific heat' is assumed to be a signature of the phase transition and the Critical Point.
- OSTI ID:
- 22043702
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Atomic Nuclei, Vol. 75, Issue 6; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2012 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7788
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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