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  "abstract": "The strongly intensive observable $Σ$, constructed from charged-pion multiplicities in separated forward (F) and backward (B) pseudorapidity intervals $Δη$, is studied within the UrQMD transport model for Pb--Pb collisions at SPS energies. The dependence of $Σ$ on $Δη$ is investigated as a function of collision energy, centrality, and acceptance to probe the longitudinal structure of multiplicity fluctuations and correlations. For $\\sqrt{s_{NN}}>6$ GeV, $Σ$ exhibits a non-monotonic dependence on $Δη$, increasing from values near unity at small separation, reaching a maximum at intermediate $Δη$, and decreasing towards unity at larger separation. Decomposition into scaled variance and covariance terms shows that this behavior arises from their different $Δη$ dependences. Calculations with resonance decays switched off show that resonances dominate short-range correlations, while $Σ>1$ at larger $Δη$ indicates fluctuations and correlations extending over broader pseudorapidity intervals. The magnitude of $Σ$, together with its fluctuation and covariance components, increases from central to peripheral collisions, with fluctuations dominating over covariance at large $Δη$. As the collision energy increases, the pseudorapidity interval over which $Σ>1$ persists becomes significantly larger, whereas at lower energies, where resonance dynamics dominate particle production, $Σ$ is nearly independent of $Δη$. An acceptance-scaling study reveals deviations from simple binomial scaling in regions of strong correlations. These results demonstrate the sensitivity of $Σ$ to the interplay between multiplicity fluctuations and forward--backward correlations in heavy-ion collisions.",
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      "name": "Ekata Nandy"
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      "name": "Subhasis Chattopadhyay"
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  "published": "2026-09-01",
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  "title": "Probing Forward-Backward Multiplicity Correlations and Fluctuations Using the Strongly Intensive Observable $Σ$ in Pb-Pb Collisions at SPS Energies with UrQMD",
  "title_text": "Probing Forward-Backward Multiplicity Correlations and Fluctuations Using the Strongly Intensive Observable Σ in Pb-Pb Collisions at SPS Energies with UrQMD",
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