Neutral to charged kaon yield fluctuations in Pb – Pb collisions at sNN=2.76 TeV

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doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2022.137242

Neutral to charged kaon yield fluctuations in Pb – Pb collisions at s_NN=2.76 TeV

ALICE Collaboration

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We present the first measurement of event-by-event fluctuations in the kaon sector in Pb – Pb collisions at s_NN=2.76 TeV with the ALICE detector at the LHC. The robust fluctuation correlator ν_dyn is used to evaluate the magnitude of fluctuations of the relative yields of neutral and charged kaons, as well as the relative yields of charged kaons, as a function of collision centrality and selected kinematic ranges. While the correlator ν_dyn[K⁺,K⁻] exhibits a scaling approximately in inverse proportion of the charged particle multiplicity, ν_dyn[K_S⁰,K^±] features a significant deviation from such scaling. Within uncertainties, the value of ν_dyn[K_S⁰,K^±] is independent of the selected transverse momentum interval, while it exhibits a pseudorapidity dependence. The results are compared with HIJING, AMPT and EPOS–LHC predictions, and are further discussed in the context of the possible production of disoriented chiral condensates in central Pb – Pb collisions.

Original language	English
Article number	137242
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	832
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2022.137242
State	Published - 2022.09.10

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Neutral to charged kaon yield fluctuations in Pb – Pb collisions at s_NN=2.76 TeV

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