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Hauptverfasser: Sarkar, Amal, Deb, Paramita, Varma, Raghava
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Veröffentlicht: 2025
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Online-Zugang:https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.14475
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author Sarkar, Amal
Deb, Paramita
Varma, Raghava
author_facet Sarkar, Amal
Deb, Paramita
Varma, Raghava
contents The critical end point (CEP) is a key feature of the Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) phase diagram, where critical phenomena cause higher-order moments of conserved charges net-baryon ($ΔB$), net-charge ($ΔQ$), and net-strangeness ($ΔS$) to exhibit non-monotonic behavior. These moments and their volume-independent products are sensitive to the correlation length, making them crucial observables in the search for the CEP. In this study, we investigate net-strangeness fluctuations using the finite-volume Polyakov-loop extended Nambu-Jona-Lasinio (PNJL) model, incorporating six-quark and eight-quark interactions at energy scales relevant to the RHIC beam energy scan. Our results are compared to STAR net-kaon data and the Hadron Resonance Gas (HRG) model to assess the CEP's existence. Since direct measurement of conserved charges is experimentally challenging, net-proton, net-pion, and net-kaon are used as proxies for $ΔB$, $ΔQ$, and $ΔS$. We employ the Subensemble Acceptance Method (SAM) to analyze the acceptance dependence of $κσ^{2}$ for net-strangeness fluctuations. Our findings establish a direct mapping between the subvolume (particle fraction) and the total volume (conserved quantities), providing insights into the role of experimental acceptance in fluctuation measurements.
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spellingShingle Net-Strangeness Fluctuations and Their Experimental Implications in the SU(3) PNJL Model Using the Subensemble Acceptance Method for the search of QCD Critical Point
Sarkar, Amal
Deb, Paramita
Varma, Raghava
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
The critical end point (CEP) is a key feature of the Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) phase diagram, where critical phenomena cause higher-order moments of conserved charges net-baryon ($ΔB$), net-charge ($ΔQ$), and net-strangeness ($ΔS$) to exhibit non-monotonic behavior. These moments and their volume-independent products are sensitive to the correlation length, making them crucial observables in the search for the CEP. In this study, we investigate net-strangeness fluctuations using the finite-volume Polyakov-loop extended Nambu-Jona-Lasinio (PNJL) model, incorporating six-quark and eight-quark interactions at energy scales relevant to the RHIC beam energy scan. Our results are compared to STAR net-kaon data and the Hadron Resonance Gas (HRG) model to assess the CEP's existence. Since direct measurement of conserved charges is experimentally challenging, net-proton, net-pion, and net-kaon are used as proxies for $ΔB$, $ΔQ$, and $ΔS$. We employ the Subensemble Acceptance Method (SAM) to analyze the acceptance dependence of $κσ^{2}$ for net-strangeness fluctuations. Our findings establish a direct mapping between the subvolume (particle fraction) and the total volume (conserved quantities), providing insights into the role of experimental acceptance in fluctuation measurements.
title Net-Strangeness Fluctuations and Their Experimental Implications in the SU(3) PNJL Model Using the Subensemble Acceptance Method for the search of QCD Critical Point
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.14475