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Heavy-flavour production in Pb-Pb collisions at the LHC, measured with the ALICE detector
We present the first results from the ALICE experiment on the nuclear
modification factors for heavy-flavour hadron production in Pb-Pb collisions at
sqrt{s_NN}=2.76 TeV. Using proton-proton and lead-lead collision samples at
sqrt{s}=7 TeV and sqrt{s_NN}=2.76 TeV, respectively, nuclear modification
factors R_AA(pt) were measured for D mesons at central rapidity (via displaced
decay vertex reconstruction), and for electrons and muons, at central and
forward rapidity, respectively.Comment: 8 pages, 5 figures, plenary talk at Quark Matter 2011, Annecy, Franc
D meson nuclear modification factors in Pb-Pb collisions at {\surd}sNN = 2.76 TeV, measured with the ALICE detector
The ALICE experiment has measured the D meson production in pp and Pb-Pb
collisions at the LHC at {\surd}s = 7 and 2.76 TeV and {\surd}sNN = 2.76 TeV
respectively, via the exclusive reconstruction of hadronic decay channels. The
analyses of the D0{\to}K-pi+ and D+{\to}K-pi+pi+ channels will be described and
the preliminary results for the D0 and D+ nuclear modification factor will be
presented.Comment: Proceedings of Quark Matter 2011 conference. 4 pages, 4 figures. The
slides of the talk can be found at the link:
http://indico.cern.ch/materialDisplay.py?contribId=591&sessionId=53&materialId=slides&confId=3024
Resonance structure in the {\gamma}{\gamma} and systems in dC interactions
Along with and {\eta} mesons, a resonance structure in the invariant
mass spectrum of two photons at M{\gamma}{\gamma} = 360 \pm 7 \pm 9 MeV is
observed in the reaction d + C \rightarrow {\gamma} + {\gamma} + X at momentum
2.75 GeV/c per nucleon. Estimates of its width and production cross section are
{\Gamma} = 64 \pm 18 MeV and = 98 \pm 24 {\mu}b,
respectively. The collected statistics amount to 2339 \pm 340 events of 1.5
\cdot 10^6 triggered interactions of a total number ~ 10^12 of dC-interactions.
The results on observation of the resonance in the invariant mass spectra of
two mesons are presented: the data obtained in the d + C \rightarrow
{\gamma} + {\gamma} reaction is confirmed by the d + C \rightarrow +
reaction: = 359.2 \pm 1.9 MeV, {\Gamma} = 48.9 \pm 4.9
MeV; the ratio of Br(R\rightarrow{\gamma}{\gamma}) /
Br(R\rightarrow) = (1.8 {\div} 3.7)\cdot10^-3.Comment: 10 pages, 11 figure
Investigation of charm and beauty production via semileptonic decays of heavy-flavour hadrons in pp at 7 TeV and Pb--Pb at 2.76 TeV with ALICE
Electron spectra measured with ALICE at mid-rapidity are used to study the
production of hadrons carrying a charm or a beauty quark. The production cross
section of electrons from heavy-flavour hadron decays is measured in pp
collisions at =7 TeV. Electrons from the beauty decays are identified
via the displacement from the interaction vertex. From the electron spectra
measured in Pb--Pb collisions, we determine the nuclear modification factor,
which is sensitive to the heavy-quark energy loss in a hot strongly interacting
medium.Comment: Quark Matter 2011 proceeding
Review of SIS Experimental Results on Strangeness
>A review of meson emission in heavy ion collisions at incident energies
around 1 -- 2 GeV is presented. It is shown how the shape of the
spectra and the various particle yields vary with system size, with centrality
and with incident energy. A statistical model assuming thermal and chemical
equilibrium and exact strangeness conservation (i.e. strangeness conservation
per collision) explains most of the observed features.
Emphasis is put onto the study of and emission. In the framework
of this statistical model it is shown that the experimentally observed equality
of and rates at threshold corrected energies is due to a crossing of two excitation functions. Furthermore,
the independence of the to ratio on the number of participating
nucleons observed between 1 and 10 GeV is consistent with this model.
The observed flow effects are beyond the scope of this model.Comment: 10 pages, 9 figures, Strangeness 2000, V International Conference on
Strangeness in Quark Matter, July, 2000, Berkeley, Californi
Measurement of electrons from semi-leptonic heavy-flavour hadron decays with ALICE at the LHC
The histone H2AX does not inhibit resection of DNA double strand breaks induced by heavy ions
Computer simulation of pulsed field gel runs allows the quantitation of radiation-induced double-strand breaks in yeast
A procedure for the quantification of double-strand breaks in yeast is presented that utilizes pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and a comparison of the observed DNA mass distribution in the gel lanes with calculated distributions. Calculation of profiles is performed as follows. If double-strand breaks are produced by sparsely ionizing radiation, one can assume that they are distributed randomly in the genome, and the resulting DNA mass distribution in molecular length can be predicted by means of a random breakage model. The input data for the computation of molecular length profiles are the breakage frequency per unit length, , as adjustable parameter, and the molecular lengths of the intact chromosomes. The obtained DNA mass distributions in molecular length must then be transformed into distributions of DNA mass in migration distance. This requires a calibration of molecular length vs. migration distance that is specific for the gel lane in question. The computed profiles are then folded with a Lorentz distribution with adjusted spread parameter to account for and broadening. The DNA profiles are calculated for different breakage frequencies and for different values of , and the parameters resulting in the best fit of the calculated to the observed profile are determined
Inclusive Open Charm Production in pp and Pb-Pb collisions with the ALICE Detector
ALICE is the dedicated heavy-ion experiment at the LHC. Its main physics goal
is to study the properties of strongly-interacting matter at conditions of high
energy density (>10 GeV/ fm^3) and high temperature (> 0.5 GeV) expected to be
reached in central Pb-Pb collisions. Charm and beauty quarks are powerful tools
to investigate this high density and strongly interacting state of matter since
they are produced in initial hard scatterings that are therefore generated
early in the system evolution and probe its hottest, densest stage. The
measurement of the charm production cross sections in pp collisions provides an
interesting insight into QCD processes and is crucial as a reference for heavy
ion studies. We present open charm cross section measurements in pp collisions
at \sqrt{s} = 7 TeV and \sqrt{s}=2.76 TeV in the central rapidity region. In
addition, the first measurement of nuclear modification factor of D-meson in
Pb-Pb collisions at \sqrt{s}= 2.76 TeV is shown.Comment: 6 page, 5 figures, Conference Proceeding to be published in Journal
of Physic
Jets as a Probe of Dense Matter at RHIC
Jet quenching in the matter created in high energy nucleus-nucleus collisions
provides a tomographic tool to probe the medium properties. Recent experimental
results on jet production at the Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider (RHIC) are
reviewed. Jet properties in p+p and d+Au collisions have been measured,
establishing the baseline for studying jet modification in heavy-ion
collisions. Current progress on detailed studies of high transverse momentum
production in Au+Au collisions is discussed, with an emphasis on dihadron
correlation measurements.Comment: 8 pages, 9 figures. Plenary talk given at 17th International
Conference on Ultra Relativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions (Quark Matter
2004), Oakland, California, 11-17 Jan 2004. Submitted to J.Phys.
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