68 research outputs found
The QCD Pomeron in ultraperipheral heavy ion collisions: III. Photonuclear production of heavy quarks
We calculate the photonuclear production of heavy quarks in ultraperipheral
heavy ion collisions. The integrated cross section and the rapidity
distribution are computed employing sound high energy QCD formalisms as the
collinear and semihard approaches as well as the saturation model. In
particular, the color glass condensate (CGC) formalism is also considered using
a simple phenomenological parameterization for the color field correlator in
the medium, which allow us to obtain more reliable estimates for charm and
bottom production at
LHC energies.Comment: 15 pages, 2 figures. Extended version to be published in Eur. Phys.
J.
Geometric Scaling in Inclusive Charm Production
We show that the cross section for inclusive charm production exhibits
geometric scaling in a large range of photon virtualities. In the HERA
kinematic domain the saturation momentum stays below the hard
scale , implying charm production probing mostly the color
transparency regime and unitarization effects being almost negligible. We
derive our results considering two saturation models which are able to describe
the DESY ep collider HERA data for the proton structure function at small
values of the Bjorken variable . A striking feature is the scaling on
above saturation limit, corroborating recent
theoretical studies.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures. Version to be published in Physical Review
Letter
Saturation physics at HERA and RHIC: An unified description
One of the frontiers of QCD which are intensely investigated in high energy
experiments is the high energy (small ) regime, where we expect to observe
the non-linear behavior of the theory. In this regime, the growth of the parton
distribution should saturate, forming a Color Glass Condensate (CGC). In fact,
signals of parton saturation have already been observed both in deep
inelastic scattering at HERA and in deuteron-gold collisions at RHIC.
Currently, the description of the experimental data of these experiments is
possible considering different phenomenological saturation models for the two
processes within the CGC formalism. In this letter we analyze the universality
of these dipole cross section parameterizations and verify that they are not
able to describe the HERA and RHIC data simultaneously. We analyze possible
improvements in the parameterizations and propose a new parametrization for the
forward dipole amplitude which allows us to describe quite well the small-
HERA data on structure function as well as the RHIC data on
charged hadron spectra. It is an important signature of the universality of the
saturation physics.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figures. Version to be published in Physics Letters
Policy challenges for agroforestry implementation in Europe
Agroforestry (AF) is a sustainable land use practice and system that increases the ecosystem services delivery from agricultural lands compared with treeless systems. Agroforestry can be considered a practice when linked to plot scale (silvoarable, silvopasture, homegarden, woody linear landscape strips, and forest farming), and a system when associated with the global farm scale. The enhancement of the ecosystem services is associated with the use and promotion of the biodiversity caused by the presence of trees that optimizes the use of the resources if adequate species are mixed. Agroforestry can be implemented at temporal and spatial scales. At the temporal scale, the use of woody perennials to increase soil fertility is a traditional technique that improves soil health and reduces the need of using herbicides (e.g., the legume Ulex sown for 10 years in between crop cultivation). Five agroforestry practices can be implemented at the plot level: silvopasture, silvoarable/alley cropping, homegardens/kitchengardens, woody linear landscape strips, and forest farming. A farm including these practices is considered an agroforestry system working at the landscape level when several farms are mixed. In spite of the acknowledgment that AF has at the European level for being included as part of Pillars I and II, the spread of AF is limited across Europe. Four challenges, linked with technical, economic, educational, and policy development, have been identified by the AFINET thematic network that, if addressed, may foster policy adoption across the EU. This article proposes 15 different policy recommendations to overcome them and the need of developing an AF strategy for the EU.We acknowledge funding through Grant 101086563 from
the European Commission (Project AF4EU, HEUROPE). This
study was supported by National Funds by the FCTâPortuguese
Foundation for Science and Technology, under the project
UIDB/04033/2020. NF-D was funded by the Pilot Program of
the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) for the hiring
of distinguished research staffâcall 2021, funded under the
collaboration agreement between USC and Banco Santander, for
the years 2021â2024. JJS-F was supported by the USC and
the Spanish Ministry of Universities through the âConvocatoria
de RecualificaciĂłn del Sistema Universitario Españolâ on its
modality âMargarita Salasâ; Ministry of Universities - Recovery
Transformation and Resilience Plan (funded by the European
Union through the NextGenerationEU).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Dipole model for double meson production in two-photon interactions at high energies
In this work the double vector meson production in two-photon interactions at
high energies is investigated considering saturation physics. We extend the
color dipole picture for this process and study the energy and virtuality
dependence of the forward differential cross section. Comparison with previous
results is presented and the contribution of the different photon polarizations
is estimated.Comment: 20 pages, 8 figures, 1 table. Version to be published in European
Physical Jornal
Non-linear QCD dynamics and exclusive production in collisions
The exclusive processes in electron-proton () interactions are an
important tool to investigate the QCD dynamics at high energies as they are in
general driven by the gluon content of proton which is strongly subject to
parton saturation effects. In this paper we compute the cross sections for the
exclusive vector meson production as well as the deeply virtual Compton
scattering (DVCS) relying on the color dipole approach and considering the
numerical solution of the Balitsky-Kovchegov equation including running
coupling corrections. We show that the small- evolution given by this
evolution equation is able to describe the DESY-HERA data and is relevant for
the physics of the exclusive observables in future electron-proton colliders
and in photoproduction processes to be measured in coherent interactions at the
LHC.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figure
Parenting Styles and Internet Use
The Internet has become the most popular way for young people to communicate with one another. Recent data indicate that 95% of students have Internet access. This study examined the links between Internet use and the parenting styles that shape parent-child interactions. Empirical analysis showed that Internet use accounts for the majority of adolescents' leisure time. The neglecting parenting style has the strongest relationship with addictive Internet use by adolescent girls and boys. For boys, addictive Internet use is also related to a combination of different parenting styles resulting from inconsistencies and contradictions between parents
Analyse de la durabilité des entreprises agricoles Européennes
L'activitĂ© agricole europĂ©enne a un rĂŽle important pour la sĂ©curitĂ© alimentaire europĂ©enne et mondiale et aussi dans la prĂ©servation du monde rural. L'objectif principal de cet article est lâanalyse de la durabilitĂ© agricole des vingt-huit Ătats Membres de l'Union EuropĂ©enne en termes Ă©conomiques, environnementales, sociales et politiques. La information utilisĂ©e dans lâanalyse correspond Ă la base de donnĂ©es RĂ©seau D'information Comptable Agricole (RICA) de la Commission EuropĂ©enne et la mĂ©thodologie inclut l'approche min-max et les mĂ©thodes multivariĂ©es, notamment l'analyse du Composant Principal et l'analyse de regroupement (Cluster). Les rĂ©sultats confirment l'existence de trois groupes de pays/entreprises agricoles europĂ©ens: les pays de lâĂurope Centrale, les Nouveaus Etats-Membres, et les pays MĂ©diterranĂ©ens. Les rĂ©sultats confirment Ă©galement que les entreprises agricoles europĂ©ennes et leurs pays respectifs presentment une durabilitĂ© moyenne. Les points-clĂ©s de la conclusion principale confirment aussi l'importance de la durabilitĂ© pour mieux ajuster les politiques agricoles entre les Etats-Membres EuropĂ©ens.N/
Parton Percolation and J/Psi Suppression
The geometric clustering of partons in the transverse plane of nuclear
collisions leads for increasing A or sqrt(s) to percolation. In the resulting
condensate, the partons are deconfined but not yet in thermal equilibrium. We
discuss quarkonium dissociation in this precursor of the quark-gluon plasma,
with an onset of dissociation when the saturation scale of the parton
condensate reaches that of the given quarkonium state.Comment: 13 pages latex file, 7 eps figure
Thermal Dileptons at LHC
We predict dilepton invariant-mass spectra for central 5.5 ATeV Pb-Pb
collisions at LHC. Hadronic emission in the low-mass region is calculated using
in-medium spectral functions of light vector mesons within hadronic many-body
theory. In the intermediate-mass region thermal radiation from the Quark-Gluon
Plasma, evaluated perturbatively with hard-thermal loop corrections, takes
over. An important source over the entire mass range are decays of correlated
open-charm hadrons, rendering the nuclear modification of charm and bottom
spectra a critical ingredient.Comment: 2 pages, 2 figures, contributed to Workshop on Heavy Ion Collisions
at the LHC: Last Call for Predictions, Geneva, Switzerland, 14 May - 8 Jun
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