Recent results from NA61/SHINE

TL;DR

NA61/SHINE at CERN SPS conducts fixed-target experiments to explore the properties of strong interactions, focusing on deconfinement onset and critical point signatures through particle spectra, fluctuations, and correlations across various collision systems.

Contribution

This paper presents the latest experimental results from NA61/SHINE on particle spectra, fluctuations, and correlations, expanding the understanding of strong interaction phenomena.

Findings

Observation of particle spectra variations across systems

Detection of fluctuation patterns indicating critical phenomena

Comparison with theoretical models and global data

Abstract

NA61/SHINE at the CERN SPS is a fixed-target experiment pursuing a rich physics program including measurements for heavy ion, neutrino and cosmic ray physics. The main goal of the strong interactions program is to study the properties of the onset of deconfinement and to search for the signatures of the critical point. In this contribution the latest NA61/SHINE results on particle spectra as well as on fluctuations and correlations from p+p, Be+Be, and Ar+Sc energy scans will be presented. The NA61 measurements will be compared with world data and with model predictions.