出版社：SISSA, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati
摘要：Taking into account the finiteness of the system created in heavy ion collisions, we show sizable results for the modifications of the chiral phase diagram at volume scales typically encountered in current experiments and demonstrate the applicability of finite-size scaling as a tool in the experimental search for the critical endpoint. Using data from RHIC and SPS and assuming finite-size scaling, we find that RHIC data from 200 GeV down to 19.6 GeV is only consistent with a critical point at m & 510 MeV. We also present predictions for the fluctuations at lower energies currently being investigated in the Beam Energy Scan program.
