Cumulants vs correlation functions and the QCD phase diagram at low energies

Bzdak, A.; Koch, V.; Skokov, V.; Strodthoff, N.

doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2017.05.047

Title: Cumulants vs correlation functions and the QCD phase diagram at low energies

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We discuss the relation between particle number cumulants and genuine correlation functions. It is argued that measuring multi-particle correlation functions could provide cleaner information on possible non-trivial dynamics in heavy-ion collisions.

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Bzdak, A. ^[1]; Koch, V. ^[2]; Skokov, V. ^[3]; Strodthoff, N. ^[2]

AGH Univ. of Science and Technology, Krakow (Poland)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Publication Date:: Mon Sep 25 00:00:00 EDT 2017

Research Org.:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)

OSTI Identifier:: 1420110

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1425161

Report Number(s):: RBRC-1265; BNL-114866-2017-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 0375-9474; ark:/13030/qt8x16s6cn; TRN: US1801458

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; SC0012704

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nuclear Physics. A

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 967; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0375-9474

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; QCD phase diagram; Beam energy scan; Net-baryon density

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                    Bzdak, A., Koch, V., Skokov, V., and Strodthoff, N. Cumulants vs correlation functions and the QCD phase diagram at low energies.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Bzdak, A., Koch, V., Skokov, V., & Strodthoff, N. Cumulants vs correlation functions and the QCD phase diagram at low energies.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2017.05.047

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                    Bzdak, A., Koch, V., Skokov, V., and Strodthoff, N. Mon .  
"Cumulants vs correlation functions and the QCD phase diagram at low energies".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2017.05.047.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1420110.

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@article{osti_1420110,

  title        = {Cumulants vs correlation functions and the QCD phase diagram at low energies},

  author       = {Bzdak, A. and Koch, V. and Skokov, V. and Strodthoff, N.},

  abstractNote = {We discuss the relation between particle number cumulants and genuine correlation functions. It is argued that measuring multi-particle correlation functions could provide cleaner information on possible non-trivial dynamics in heavy-ion collisions.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2017.05.047},

  journal      = {Nuclear Physics. A},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 967,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Sep 25 00:00:00 EDT 2017},

  month        = {Mon Sep 25 00:00:00 EDT 2017}

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