We report the first measurements of the kurtosis (\kappa), skewness (S) and variance (\sigma^2) of net-proton multiplicity (N_p - N_pbar) distributions at midrapidity for Au+Au collisions at \sqrt(s_NN) = 19.6, 62.4, and 200 GeV corresponding to baryon chemical potentials (\mu_B) between 200 - 20 MeV. Our measurements of the products \kappa \sigma^2 and S \sigma, which can be related to theoretical calculations sensitive to baryon number susceptibilities and long range correlations, are constant as functions of collision centrality. We compare these products with results from lattice QCD and various models without a critical point and study the \sqrt(s_NN) dependence of \kappa \sigma^2. From the measurements at the three beam energies, we find no evidence for a critical point in the QCD phase diagram for \mu_B below 200 MeV.
$\Delta N_p$ multiplicity distribution in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 200 GeV for 0-5 percent central collisions at midrapidity (| y |< 0.5).
$\Delta N_p$ multiplicity distribution in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 200 GeV for 30-40 percent central collisions at midrapidity (| y |< 0.5).
$\Delta N_p$ multiplicity distribution in Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}$ = 200 GeV for 70-80 percent central collisions at midrapidity (| y |< 0.5).
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The inclusive cross section and the average multiplicity are evaluated for most of the charged ( π ± , p, K ± ) and neutral (γ, π 0 , K 0 , K 0 , Λ, Λ , n ) particles produced in 32 GeV/ c K − p interactions; corresponding results are obtained for each charged topology separately. New results are given for the total charged multiplicity cross sections. The average longitudinal momentum of neutrals is found to be roughly equal to that of charged particles. The π + and π − multiplicity distributions are reconstructed and compared to the π 0 and to the total charged multiplicity distributions.
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Axis error includes +- 30/30 contribution (SYSTEMATIC ERROR FOR K0 MULTIPLICITY, WHICH IS EVALUATED FROM 2 ASSUMPTIONS: ALL K0'S COME FROM THE FINAL STATES (N K 2AK PIONS) OR (LAMBDA/SIGMA K AK PIONS) AND CHARGE DISTRIBUTION IN THESE FINAL STATES OBEYS A STATISTICAL ISOSPIN MODEL OF F.CERULUS,NC 19, 528. ALSO ASSUMED THAT SIG(K+)=SIG(KO). VALUES OF SIG(XI-) AND RATIOS SIG(SIGMA+)/SIG(LAMBDA), SIG(SIGMA-)/SIG(LAMBDA) ARE TAKEN FROM 14.3 GEV EXPERIMENT LOUEDEC 76,NC 41A, 166, STATISTICAL ERRORS BEING DOUBLED. FOR ALL ANTIBARYONS ASSUMED THAT SIG(ANTIBARYON)/SIG(BARYON)=SIG(ANTILAMBDA)/SIG(LAMBDA) =0.046+-0.020. SLOW PROTONS WITH PLAB < 1.2 GEV/C ARE IDENTIFIED, AN ESTIMATE FOR FAST PROTON PRODUCTION IS TAKEN FROM FACCINI 77,NP B127, 109).
Axis error includes +- 30/30 contribution (SYSTEMATIC ERROR FOR K0 MULTIPLICITY, WHICH IS EVALUATED FROM 2 ASSUMPTIONS: ALL K0'S COME FROM THE FINAL STATES (N K 2AK PIONS) OR (LAMBDA/SIGMA K AK PIONS) AND CHARGE DISTRIBUTION IN THESE FINAL STATES OBEYS A STATISTICAL ISOSPIN MODEL OF F.CERULUS,NC 19, 528. ALSO ASSUMED THAT SIG(K+)=SIG(KO). VALUES OF SIG(XI-) AND RATIOS SIG(SIGMA+)/SIG(LAMBDA), SIG(SIGMA-)/SIG(LAMBDA) ARE TAKEN FROM 14.3 GEV EXPERIMENT LOUEDEC 76,NC 41A, 166, STATISTICAL ERRORS BEING DOUBLED. FOR ALL ANTIBARYONS ASSUMED THAT SIG(ANTIBARYON)/SIG(BARYON)=SIG(ANTILAMBDA)/SIG(LAMBDA) =0.046+-0.020. SLOW PROTONS WITH PLAB < 1.2 GEV/C ARE IDENTIFIED, AN ESTIMATE FOR FAST PROTON PRODUCTION IS TAKEN FROM FACCINI 77,NP B127, 109).
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