361 research outputs found

    Intranuclear cascade models lack dynamic flow

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    We study the recent claim that the intranuclear cascade model exhibits collective sidewards flow. 4000 intranuclear cascade simulations of the reaction Nb(400 MeV/nucleon)+Nb are performed employing bound and unbound versions of the Cugnon cascade. We show that instability of the target and projectile nuclei in the unbound cascade produces substantial spurious sidewards flow angles, for spectators as well as for participants. Once the nuclear binding is included, the peak of the flow angle distributions for the participants alone is reduced from 35° to 17°. The theoretical ‘‘data’’ are subjected to the experimental multiplicity and efficiency cuts of the plastic ball 4π electronic spectrometer system. The flow angular distributions obtained from the bound cascade—with spectators and participants subjected to the plastic ball filter—are forward peaked, in contrast to the plastic ball data. We discuss the uncertainties encountered with the application of the experimental efficiency and multiplicity filter. The influence of the Pauli principle on the flow is also discussed. The lack of flow effects in the cascade model clearly reflects the absence of the nuclear compression energy that can cause substantially larger collective sidewards motion—there is too little intrinsic pressure built up in the cascade model

    (Di)lepton physics with ALICE

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    Physics perspectives with(di)lepton measurements with the ALICE detector at the LHC are reviewed. Special emphasis is placed on heavy flavor physics.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure, 18th International Conference on Ultrarelativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions : Quark Matter 2005, Budapest, Hongrie, Ao\^{u}t 2005, submitted to Nuclear Physic

    System size and beam energy dependence of azimuthal anisotropy from PHENIX

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    We present azimuthal anisotropy measurements in Au+Au and Cu+Cu collisions at sNN\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 62.4 and 200 GeV. Comparison between reaction plane and cumulant v2v_2 measurements in Au+Au collisions at sNN\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 200 GeV show that non-flow contributions, originating mainly from jets, influence the extracted v2v_2 for pTp_T ≳\gtrsim 3.5 GeV/c. Number of constituent quark (NCQ) scaling of v2v_2, when studied as a function of transverse kinetic energy KETKE_T, is seen to hold for Au+Au collisions at sNN\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 62.4 and 200 GeV and for Cu+Cu collisions at sNN\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 200 GeV for KETKE_{T} ≲\lesssim 1 GeV/c. Differential hexadecupole flow v4v_4 seems to exhibit scaling with integral v2v_2 for centrality ≤\le 40% as has been observed for differential v2v_2.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, Proceedings of the QM2008 Conference, Jaipur, India February 4-10 200

    Measurements of Cold Nuclear Matter Effects on J/psi in the PHENIX Experiment via Deuteron-Gold Collisions

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    A new calculation of R_{dAu} has been performed using the 2003 d+Au data and the higher-statistics 2005 p+p data. These nuclear modification factors are compared to calculations using nuclear-modified PDFs and a J/psi breakup cross section is extracted. These values are then used to project the cold nuclear matter effects in Au+Au collisions. Additionally, a more data-driven projection is performed.Comment: 4 pages, 6 figures, proceedings for Quark Matter 200

    Measurement of charm and bottom production in p+p collisions at s\sqrt{s} = 200 GeV at RHIC-PHENIX

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    RHIC-PHENIX has observed a large suppression pattern and azimuthal anisotropy of non-photonic electron at mid-rapidity (∣η∣<0.35\mid\eta\mid<0.35) in Au+Au collisions at sNN=200\sqrt{s_{NN}} = 200 GeV. To understand these results and the interaction of heavy quarks in the hot and dense medium, experimental determination of production ratio of charm over bottom is one of the most important topics, since the behavior of bottom may differ from charm in the medium. We measured the ratio of charm over bottom and total cross section of bottom via partial reconstruction of D0^0→\toe+^+ K−^- νe\nu_e decay in p+p collisions at s=200\sqrt{s} = 200 GeV. Total cross sections of charm and bottom were also measured via di-electron continuum in p+p collisions at s=200\sqrt{s} = 200 GeV.Comment: 4pages, 4figures,coferenc

    Measurements of heavy quark production via single leptons at PHENIX

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    The measurement of single leptons from the semi-leptonic decay of heavy-flavor hadrons has long been a means for studying heavy-quark production. PHENIX has measured single muons in pp collisions at forward rapidity and single electrons in both pp and AuAu collisions at mid-rapidity at sqrt(s_NN)=200 GeV. The most recent PHENIX single lepton results are presented in the context of state-of-the-art pQCD calculations. An updated azimuthal anisotropy, v2(pT), measurement for heavy-flavor single electrons in AuAu collisions is also presented.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, presented at the 19th International Conference on Ultra-Relativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions, "Quark Matter 2008", Jaipur, India, February 4-10, 200

    Identified Particle Jet Correlations from PHENIX

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    Two-particle azimuthal correlations have been shown to be a powerful probe for extracting novel features of the interaction between hard scattered partons and the medium produced in Au+Au collisions at RHIC. At intermediate pTp_T, 2-5GeV/c, jets have been shown to be significantly modified in both particle composition and angular distribution compared to p+pcollisions. We present recent PHENIX results from Au+Au collisions for a variety of pTp_T and particle combinations.Comment: Parallel talk given at Quark Matter 2006, Shanghai Chin

    PHENIX measurement of jet properties and their modification in heavy-ion collisions

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    The properties of jets produced in p+p, d+Au and Au+Au collisions at sqrt{s_NN}=200 GeV are studied using the method of two particle correlations. The trigger particle is assumed to be a leading particle from a high p_T jet while the associated particle is assumed to come from either the same jet or the away jet. From the angular width and yield of the same and away side correlation peaks, the parameters characterizing the jet properties are extracted.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, contribution to the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Ultra-Relativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions (Quark Matter, Oakland, January 11-17, 2004). To appear in the proceedings (Journal of Physics G
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