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d-Au and p-p collisions at RHIC and the multichain Monte Carlo Dpmjet-III
In this paper we compare systematically the two-component Dual Parton Model
(DPM) event generator Dpmjet-III to d-Au and p-p data from RHIC. In this
process we are able to improve the model. The need for fusion of chains and a
recalibration of the model to obtain collision scaling in h-A and d-A
collisions was found already in previous comparisons. Here, comparing to
transverse momentum distributions of identified charged hadrons we find also
the need to modify the transverse momentum distributions in the decay of
hadronic strings, the basic building blocks of the model on soft hadronic
collisions.Comment: 8 pages, 13 figures, Based on a contribution to a workshop "QCD at
Cosmic Energies, Erice, Italie, Aug.29 to Sept.5 200
Antibaryon to Baryon Production Ratios in Pb-Pb and p-p collision at LHC energies of the DPMJET-III Monte Carlo
A sizable component of stopped baryons is predicted for pp and P bP b
collisions at LHC. Based on an analysis of RHIC data within framework of our
multichain Monte Carlo DPMJET-III the LHC predictions are presented.Comment: Presented at "Heavy Ion Collisions at the LHC: last call for
predictions", Geneva Switzerland, May 14th-June 8t
RHIC data and the multichain Monte Carlo DPMJET-II
Using data from RHIC we are able to systematically improve the two-component
Dual Parton Model (DPM) event generator DPMJET-III. Introducing percolation
parametrized as fusion of chains the model describes multiplicities and
pseudorapidity distributions in nucleus-nucleus collisions at all centralities.
Guided by the d-Au data from RHIC we recalibrate the model to obtain collision
scaling in h-A and d-A collisions.Comment: 8 pages, Based on a poster submitted to the 17th International
Conference on Ultra Relativistic Nucleus Nucleus Collisions, Jan. 11-17,
Oakland,California US
The effect of wind and currents on gas exchange in an estuarine system
The objectives were to develop a non-volatile tracer to use in gas exchange experiments in laterally unconfined systems and to study applications of deliberate tracers in limnology and oceanography. Progress was made on both fronts but work on the development of the non-volatile tracer proved to be more difficult and labor intensive that anticipated so no field experiments using non-volatile tracers was performed as yet. In the search for a suitable non-volatile tracer for an ocean scale gas exchange experiment a tracer was discovered which does not have the required sensitivity for a large scale experiment, but is very easy to analyze and will be well suited for smaller experiments such as gas exchange determinations on rivers and streams. Sulfur hexafluoride, SF6, was used successfully as a volatile tracer along with tritium as a non-volatile tracer to study gas exchange rates from a primary stream. This is the first gas exchange experiment in which gas exchange rates were determined on a head water stream where significant groundwater input occurs along the reach. In conjunction with SF6, Radon-222 measurements were performed on the groundwater and in the stream. The feasibility of using a combination of SF6 and radon is being studied to determine groundwater inputs and gas exchange of rates in streams with significant groundwater input without using a non-volatile tracer
DTUJET--93 Sampling inelastic proton--proton and antiproton--proton collisions according to the two--component Dual Parton Model
A new version of a Monte Carlo Program for hadronic multi-particle production
is presented. It is based on the two-component Dual Parton Model which includes
the dual topological unitarization of soft and hard cross sections. The model
treats both soft (low ) and hard (minijet, large )
processes in a unified and consistent way. The unified description is important
at TeV-energies of hadron colliders, where the hard perturbative cross sections
of QCD become large and comparable to the total cross sections.Comment: 20 pages , PHYSZZX, SI-93-
Just the Medical Facts: An Argument in Support of the Continued Ban on Physician-Assisted Suicide
Is Combat Exposure Predictive of Higher Preoperative Stress in Military Members?
Since September 11, 2001, the United States has been engaged in large-scale combat operations exposing numerous military service members to stressful, traumatic, and threatening environments. As a result, many of these individuals have experienced significant psychological problems, such as anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as physiological alterations, such as cardiovascular changes and neuroendocrine disturbances. The preoperative experience may be perceived as stressful, often increasing in magnitude as the patient progresses through the preoperative period. Military anesthesia providers frequently provide anesthetic care to military members with a history of combat exposure. Anecdotally, it is not uncommon for this patient population to require a more heavy-handed anesthetic regimen, potentially resulting in increased side effects or prolonged recovery. An enormous gap exists in knowledge related to the preoperative stress response, especially in military members with a history of combat exposure. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine predictive relationships between the number of combat experiences and the preoperative stress response in U.S. military personnel on the day of surgery. This prospective, descriptive study was conducted at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, enrolling active duty men and women undergoing elective surgery. One to 14 days prior to surgery, anxiety, depression, and PTSD symptoms were assessed. In addition, participants reporting a prior military deployment having received combat-related pay completed a U.S. Army-developed combat exposure scale. On the day of surgery, the preoperative psychological and physiological stress response was measured using the Visual Analogue Scale for Stress, Multiple Affect Adjective Checklist-Revised, and salivary alpha-amylase. This may be the first investigation to determine predictive relationships between varying degrees of combat exposure and the preoperative stress response in military personnel on the day of surgery
Inclusive distributions in p-p collisions at LHC energies compared with an adjusted DPMJET-III model with chain fusion
A DPMJET-III model (DPMJET-III-2011) with chain fusion adjusted to include
energy.dependent parameters is used to calculate inclusive distributions in p-p
collisions at LHC energies. Presented are charged hadrons rapidity
distributions, transverse momentum distributions, multiplicity distributions as
well as multiplicities at mid-rapidity as function of the collision energy. For
hadrons with strangeness we present cms-rapidity distributions and transverse
momentum distributions. With the considered merely energy-dependent adjustments
the obtained agreement with the transversal \Lambda and \Xi distribution is not
satisfactory.Comment: 14 pages,10 figure
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