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RHIC data reveal intriguing dip in momentum fluctuations in high-density nuclear matter

Scientists using the STAR detector to study particle collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) have found an intriguing dip in their data in a relatively unexplored region of the nuclear phase diagram—a map of how nuclear…

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Scientists analyzing data from the STAR detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider observed a pronounced dip in momentum‑fluctuation measurements taken from gold‑nucleus collisions. The dip occurs in a sparsely studied sector of the nuclear phase diagram, specifically at the collider’s lowest collision energies where the resulting matter reaches its highest density. This pattern suggests potentially novel behavior in dense nuclear matter. The results are reported in a new paper published in Physical Review Letters.

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