Multidimensional intermittency analysis in ultrarelativistic heavy ion interaction

Abstract

This paper reports analysis of the scaled factorial moments in two-dimensional rapidity-azimuth phase space using data of ${}^{16}\mathrm{O}\ensuremath{-}\mathrm{A}\mathrm{g}\mathrm{B}\mathrm{r}$ interactions at 60 GeV/nucleon to study the nature of the hidden phase transition in multiparticle production. The analysis indicates the occurrence of a phase transition of nonthermal nature.