428 research outputs found
Longitudinal flow and onset of deconfinement
The effects of the onset of deconfinement on longitudinal and transverse flow
are studied. First, we analyze longitudinal pion spectra from
GeV to GeV within Landau's hydrodynamical model and the
UrQMD transport approach. From the measured data on the widths of the pion
rapidity spectra, we extract the sound velocity in the early stage of
the reactions. It is found that the sound velocity has a local minimum
(indicating a softest point in the equation of state, EoS) at GeV. This softening of the EoS is compatible with the assumption of
the formation of a mixed phase at the onset of deconfinement. Furthermore, the
energy excitation function of elliptic flow () from MeV
to GeV is explored within the UrQMD framework and
discussed in the context of the available data. The transverse flow should also
be sensitive to changes in the equation of state. Therefore, the
underestimation of elliptic flow by the UrQMD model calculation above GeV might also be explained by assuming a phase transition from a
hadron gas to the quark gluon plasma around this energy. This would be
consistent with the model calculations, indicating a transition from hadronic
matter to ``string matter'' in this energy range.Comment: Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop The Critical Point and
Onset of Deconfinement, Firenze, Ital
How to Create Black Holes on Earth?
We present a short overview on the ideas of large extra-dimensions and their
implications for the possible production of micro black holes in the next
generation particle accelerator at CERN (Geneva, Switzerland) from this year
on. In fact, the possibility of black hole production on earth is currently one
of the most exciting predictions for the LHC accelerator and would change our
current understanding of physics radically. While it is impossible to discuss
the models and implications in full detail here, this article is thought to
serve as a starting point for the interested physics students with some basic
knowledge about general relativity and particle physics.Comment: Published versio
Evidence for the Onset of Deconfinement from Longitudinal Momentum Distributions? Observation of the Softest Point of the Equation of State
We analyze longitudinal pion spectra from E_lab= 2AGeV to \sqrt s_NN=200GeV
within Landau's hydrodynamical model. From the measured data on the widths of
the pion rapidity spectra, we extract the sound velocity c_s in the early stage
of the reactions. It is found that the sound velocity has a local minimum
(indicating a softest point in the equation of state, EoS) at E_beam=30AGeV.
This softening of the EoS is compatible with the assumption of the formation of
a mixed phase at the onset of deconfinement.Comment: 3 pages, 2 figure
Probing hadronization and freeze-out with multiple strange hadrons and strange resonances
The production of multiple strange baryons in pp interactions is studied. Here one can directly probe the microscopic decay of color flux tubes, allowing to differentiate between different string models and a statistical description of the hadronization. To analyse the different stages of a heavy ion collision the time evolution of the elastic and inelastic collision rates in central Pb+Pb interactions are studied. The microscopic simulation supports the idea of separated phases (non-equilibrium -> chemical freeze-out -> kinetic freeze-out) in the evolution of the system. The spectra and abundances of Lambda(1520), K 0(892) and other resonances are used to study the break-up dynamics of the source between chemical and thermal freeze-out
Excitation Function of the Longitudinal Expansion in Central Nuclear Collisions
Longitudinal hadron spectra from Proton-Proton (pp) and nucleus-nucleus (AA)
collisions from AGeV to AGeV are investigated. The
widths of the rapidity spectra for various particle species increases
monotonously with energy. The present calculation indicates no sign of a step
like behaviour as excepted from the Kaon transverse mass systematics. For
Pions, the transport simulation is consistent with a Landau type scaling of the
rapidity widths, both in central AA reactions and in pp collisions. However,
other hadron species do not follow the Landau scaling. The present model
predicts a decreasing rapidity width with particle mass for newly produced
particles, not supporting a Landau type flow interpretation.Comment: Proceedings of the ICPAQGP 0
No Black Holes at IceCube
We discuss modifications of the neutrino-nucleon cross section due to a
minimal length scale. It is shown that the enhancement of the nu-N cross
section due to new physics is suppressed. Especially the potential observation
rate of micro black holes at neutrino telescopes is strongly reduced.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figures, submitted to Journal of Cosmology and
Astroparticle Physic
No black holes at IceCube
We discuss modifications of the neutrino-nucleon cross section due to a minimal length scale. It is shown that the enhancement of the nu-N cross section due to new physics is suppressed. Especially the potential observation rate of micro black holes at neutrino telescopes is strongly reduced
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