System Size and Centrality Dependence of the Electric Charge Correlations in A+A and p+p Collisions at the SPS Energies

The Balance Function analysis method was developed in order to study the long range correlations in pseudo-rapidity of charged particles. The final results on p+p, C+C, Si+Si and centrality selected Pb+Pb collisions at sNN=17.2 GeV and the preliminary data at sNN=8.8 GeV are presented. The width of the Balance Function decreases with increasing system size and centrality of the collisions. This could suggest a delayed hadronization scenario.