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Discussing the possibility of observation of parity violation in heavy ion collisions
It was recently argued that in heavy ion collision the parity could be
broken. This Note addresses the question of possibility of the experimental
detection of the effect. We discuss how parity violating effects would modify
the final particle distributions and how one could construct variables
sensitive to the effect, and which measurement would be the (most) conclusive.
Discussing different observables we also discuss the question if the
``signals'' can be faked by ``conventional'' effects (such as anisotropic flow,
etc.) and make estimates of the signals.Comment: LaTeX, 5 pages; some corrections in chapter III; main results are
unchange
Third flow component as QGP signal
A review of earlier fluid dynamical calculations with QGP show a softening of
the directed flow while with hadronic matter this effect is absent. The effect
shows up in the reaction plane as enhanced emission which is orthogonal to the
directed flow. Thus, it is not shadowed by the deflected projectile and target.
As both of these flow components are in the reaction plane these form an
enhanced 'elliptic flow' pattern. Recent experimental data at 11 AGeV and above
show the same softening, hinting at QGP formation.Comment: 12 pages, Latex, and 3 figures (.eps), 2 style files (.sty
Probe for the strong parity violation effects at RHIC with three particle correlations
In non-central relativistic heavy ion collisions, \P-odd domains, which might
be created in the process of the collision, are predicted to lead to charge
separation along the system orbital momentum \cite{Kharzeev:2004ey}. An
observable, \P-even, but directly sensitive to the charge separation effect,
has been proposed in \cite{Voloshin:2004vk} and is based on 3-particle mixed
harmonics azimuthal correlations. We report the STAR measurements using this
observable for Au+Au and Cu+Cu collisions at =200 and 62 GeV.
The results are reported as function of collision centrality, particle
separation in rapidity, and particle transverse momentum. Effects that are not
related to parity violation but might contribute to the signal are discussed.Comment: 4 pages, Quark Matter 2008 Poster proceeding
Effects of momentum conservation on the analysis of anisotropic flow
We present a general method for taking into account correlations due to
momentum conservation in the analysis of anisotropic flow, either by using the
two-particle correlation method or the standard flow vector method. In the
latter, the correlation between the particle and the flow vector is either
corrected through a redefinition (shift) of the flow vector, or subtracted
explicitly from the observed flow coefficient. In addition, momentum
conservation contributes to the reaction plane resolution. Momentum
conservation mostly affects the first harmonic in azimuthal distributions,
i.e., directed flow. It also modifies higher harmonics, for instance elliptic
flow, when they are measured with respect to a first harmonic event plane such
as one determined with the standard transverse momentum method. Our method is
illustrated by application to NA49 data on pion directed flow.Comment: RevTeX 4, 10 pages, 1 eps figure. Version accepted for publication in
Phys Rev
Strongly Enhanced Low Energy Alpha-Particle Decay in Heavy Actinide Nuclei and Long-Lived Superdeformed and Hyperdeformed Isomeric States
Relatively low energy and very enhanced alpha-particle groups have been
observed in various actinide fractions produced via secondary reactions in a
CERN W target which had been irradiated with 24-GeV protons. In particular,
5.14, 5.27 and 5.53 MeV alpha-particle groups with corresponding half-lives of
3.8(+ -)1.0 y, 625(+ -)84 d and 26(+ -)7 d, have been seen in Bk, Es and Lr-No
sources, respectively. The measured energies are a few MeV lower than the known
g.s. to g.s. alpha-decays in the corresponding neutron-deficient actinide
nuclei. The half-lives are 4 to 7 orders of magnitude shorter than expected
from the systematics of alpha-particle decay in this region of nuclei. The
deduced evaporation residue cross sections are in the mb region, about 4 orders
of magnitude higher than expected. A consistent interpretation of the data is
given in terms of production of long-lived isomeric states in the second and
third wells of the potential-energy surfaces of the parent nuclei, which decay
to the corresponding wells in the daughters. The possibility that the isomeric
states in the third minimum are actually the true or very near the true ground
states of the nuclei, and consequences regarding the production of the
long-lived superheavy elements, are discussed.Comment: 27 pages including 8 figures and 4 table
Study on initial geometry fluctuations via participant plane correlations in heavy ion collisions: part II
Further investigation of the participant plane correlations within a Glauber
model framework is presented, focusing on correlations between three or four
participant planes of different order. A strong correlation is observed for
which is a reflection of the
elliptic shape of the overlap region. The correlation between the corresponding
experimental reaction plane angles can be easily measured. Strong correlations
of similar geometric origin are also observed for
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, and
, which are also measurable.
Experimental measurements of the corresponding reaction plane correlators in
heavy ion collisions at RHIC and the LHC may improve our understanding of the
physics underlying the measured higher order flow harmonics.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure
Highly Sensitive Centrality Dependence of Elliptic Flow -- A Novel Signature of the Phase Transition in QCD
Elliptic flow of the hot, dense system which has been created in
nucleus-nucleus collisions develops as a response to the initial azimuthal
asymmetry of the reaction region. Here it is suggested that the magnitude of
this response shows a ``kinky'' dependence on the centrality of collisions for
which the system passes through a first-order or rapid transition between
quark-gluon plasma and hadronic matter. We have studied the system Pb(158AGeV)
on Pb employing a recent version of the transport theoretical approach RQMD and
find the conjecture confirmed. The novel phase transition signature may be
observable in present and forthcoming experiments at CERN-SPS and at RHIC, the
BNL collider.Comment: Version as published in PRL 82 (1999) 2048, title chang
Azimuthal anisotropy of jet quenching at LHC
We analyze the azimuthal anisotropy of jet spectra due to energy loss of hard
partons in quark-gluon plasma, created initially in nuclear overlap zone in
collisions with non-zero impact parameter. The calculations are performed for
semi-central Pb-Pb collisions at LHC energy.Comment: Talk given at Fourth International Conference "Physics and
Astrophysics of Quark-Gluon Plasma", November 26-30, 2001; 4 pages including
4 eps-figure
Effective String Rope Model for the initial stages of Ultra-Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions
Different approaches to describe initial stages of relativistic heavy ion
collisions are discussed qualitatively and quantitatively. An Effective String
Rope Model is presented for heavy ion collisions at RHIC energies. Our model
takes into account baryon recoil for both target and projectile, arising from
the acceleration of partons in an effective field, produced in the collision.
The typical field strength (string tension) for RHIC energies is about 5-12
GeV/fm, what allows us to talk about ``string ropes''. The results show that a
QGP forms a tilted disk, such that the direction of the largest pressure
gradient stays in the reaction plane, but deviates from both the beam and the
usual transverse flow directions. The produced initial state can be used as an
initial condition for further hydrodynamical calculations. Such initial
conditions lead to the creation of third flow component.Comment: 47 pages, 14 figures. Minor changes were made, style was changed to
"elsart". Paper is accepted to Nucl. Phys.
Event Anisotropy in High Energy Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions
The predictions of event anisotropy parameters from transport model RQMD are
compared with the recent experimental measurements for 158 GeV Pb+Pb
collisions. Using the same model, we study the time evolution of event
anisotropy at 2 GeV and 158 GeV for several colliding systems. For the
first time, both momentum and configuration space information are studied using
the Fourier analysis of the azimuthal angular distribution. We find that, in
the model, the initial geometry of the collision plays a dominant role in
determining the anisotropy parameters.Comment: 18 pages, 7 figures, 2 table
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