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Study of charge-dependent azimuthal correlations using reaction-plane-dependent balance functions
STAR has recently reported charge-dependent azimuthal correlations that are
sensitive to the charge separation effect in Au+Au collisions at = 200 GeV. Qualitatively, these results agree with some of the
theoretical predictions for local parity violation in heavy-ion collisions.
However, a study using reaction-plane-dependent balance functions shows an
alternative origin of this signal. The balance function, which measures the
correlation between oppositely charged pairs, is sensitive to the mechanisms of
charge formation and the subsequent relative diffusion of the balancing
charges. The reaction-plane-dependent balance function measurements can be
related to STAR's charge-dependent azimuthal correlations. We report
reaction-plane-dependent balance functions for Au+Au collisions at
= 200, 62.4, 39, 11.5, and 7.7 GeV using the STAR detector.
The model of Schlichting and Pratt incorporating local charge conservation and
elliptic flow reproduces most of the three-particle azimuthal correlation
results at 200 GeV. The experimental charge-dependent azimuthal charge
correlations observed at 200 GeV can be explained in terms of local charge
conservation and elliptic flow.Comment: Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on
Ultra-Relativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions (Annecy, France, 23-28 May
2011
Fluorescent sensors for biological applications.
Fluorescence is one of the most important analytical methods used in biological studies. In the past decade or two, instrumentation in this field has greatly advanced, and now it is possible to detect single photons or fluorescent molecules [1,2], or break the Abbe diffraction limit to distinguish two points spaced less than 50 nm apart [3]. Concurrently, the development of improved fluorescent probes, which can be coupled with state-of-the-art instruments, has been equally important. This special issue on "fluorescent biosensors" in Sensors reports recent results from eight research groups in the field of sensor development. It includes three review articles, and six research articles reporting original results. [...]
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