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Jet correlation measurement in heavy-ion collisions: from RHIC to LHC
We attempt to deduce simple options of `jet quenching' phenomena in heavy-ion
collisions at \snn=5.5 \tev at the LHC from the present knowledge of
leading-hadron suppression at RHIC energies. In light of the nuclear
modification factor for leading particles we introduce the nuclear modification
factor for jets, \RAA^{jet}, and for the longitudinal momenta of particles
along the jet axis, \RAA^{p_{\rm L}}.Comment: 9 pages, 7 figures, proceedings, MIT workshop on fluctuations and
correlations in relativistic nuclear collision
An exploration of ebook selection behavior in academic library collections
Academic libraries have offered ebooks for some time, however little is known about how readers interact with them while making relevance decisions. In this paper we seek to address that gap by analyzing ebook transaction logs for books in a university library
Direct photons ~basis for characterizing heavy ion collisions~
After years of experimental and theoretical efforts, direct photons become a
strong and reliable tool to establish the basic characteristics of a hot and
dense matter produced in heavy ion collisions. The recent direct photon
measurements are reviewed and a future prospect is given.Comment: 8 pages, 8 figures, Invited plenary talk at Quark Matter 200
High transverse momentum suppression and surface effects in Cu+Cu and Au+Au collisions within the PQM model
We study parton suppression effects in heavy-ion collisions within the Parton
Quenching Model (PQM). After a brief summary of the main features of the model,
we present comparisons of calculations for the nuclear modification and the
away-side suppression factor to data in Au+Au and Cu+Cu collisions at 200 GeV.
We discuss properties of light hadron probes and their sensitivity to the
medium density within the PQM Monte Carlo framework.Comment: Comments: 6 pages, 8 figures. To appear in the proceedings of Hot
Quarks 2006: Workshop for Young Scientists on the Physics of
Ultrarelativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions, Villasimius, Italy, 15-20 May
200
Applicability of Monte Carlo Glauber models to relativistic heavy ion collision data
The accuracy of Monte Carlo Glauber model descriptions of minimum-bias
multiplicity frequency distributions is evaluated using data from the
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) within the context of a sensitive,
power-law representation introduced previously by Trainor and Prindle (TP).
Uncertainties in the Glauber model input and in the mid-rapidity multiplicity
frequency distribution data are reviewed and estimated using the TP centrality
methodology. The resulting errors in model-dependent geometrical quantities
used to characterize heavy ion collisions ({\em i.e.} impact parameter, number
of nucleon participants , number of binary interactions ,
and average number of binary collisions per incident participant nucleon )
are presented for minimum-bias Au-Au collisions at = 20, 62,
130 and 200 GeV and Cu-Cu collisions at = 62 and 200 GeV.
Considerable improvement in the accuracy of collision geometry quantities is
obtained compared to previous Monte Carlo Glauber model studies, confirming the
TP conclusions. The present analysis provides a comprehensive list of the
sources of uncertainty and the resulting errors in the above geometrical
collision quantities as functions of centrality. The capability of energy
deposition data from trigger detectors to enable further improvements in the
accuracy of collision geometry quantities is also discussed.Comment: 27 pages, 4 figures, 11 table
Creating a bespoke virtual reality personal library space for persons with severe visual disabilities
This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by ACM in JCDL '20: Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries in 2020, available online: https://doi.org/10.1145/3383583.3398610
The accepted version of the publication may differ from the final published version.We present our work on creating a virtual reality personal library environment to enable people with severe visual disabilities to engage in reading tasks. The environment acts as a personal study or library to an individual, who under other circumstances would not be able to access or use a public library or a physical study at home.We present tests undertaken to identify the requirements and needs of our users to inform this environment and finally present the working prototype.Published versio
Relevance of baseline hard proton-proton spectra for high-energy nucleus-nucleus physics
We discuss three different cases of hard inclusive spectra in proton-proton
collisions: high single hadron production at 20 GeV and
at = 62.4 GeV, and direct photon production at = 200 GeV;
with regard to their relevance for the search of Quark Gluon Plasma signals in
A+A collisions at SPS and RHIC energies.Comment: Proceeds. Hot Quarks 2004 Int. Workshop on the Physics of
Ultrarelativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions. 26 pages. 26 figs. [minor
corrs., refs. added
Commissioning of the CMS High Level Trigger
The CMS experiment will collect data from the proton-proton collisions
delivered by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at a centre-of-mass energy up to
14 TeV. The CMS trigger system is designed to cope with unprecedented
luminosities and LHC bunch-crossing rates up to 40 MHz. The unique CMS trigger
architecture only employs two trigger levels. The Level-1 trigger is
implemented using custom electronics, while the High Level Trigger (HLT) is
based on software algorithms running on a large cluster of commercial
processors, the Event Filter Farm. We present the major functionalities of the
CMS High Level Trigger system as of the starting of LHC beams operations in
September 2008. The validation of the HLT system in the online environment with
Monte Carlo simulated data and its commissioning during cosmic rays data taking
campaigns are discussed in detail. We conclude with the description of the HLT
operations with the first circulating LHC beams before the incident occurred
the 19th September 2008
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