Dihadron correlations at high pT

Jet quenching in the matter created in high energy nucleus-nucleus collisions provides a tomographic tool to probe the medium properties. Recent experimental results from the Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider (RHIC) on characterization of jet production via dihadron correlations at high transverse momentum are reviewed. Expectations from the dihadron measurements for the lower energy \sqrtsNN=62.4 GeV RHIC run are discussed.Comment: Talk given at Hot Quarks 2004: Workshop for Young Scientists on the Physics of Ultrarelativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions (HQ'04), Taos Valley, New Mexico, 18-24 Jul 200

Low-Mass Lepton Pair Production in Pb-Au Collisions at 40 AGeV

The CERES/NA45 experiment at the CERN SPS has previously measured $e^{+}e^{-}$ pair production in 160 AGeV Pb-Au collisions. In the mass region m>0.2 GeV/c$^{2}$, an enhancement of $2.7\pm0.4(statist.)\pm0.5(syst.)$ compared to the expectation from known hadronic decay sources was observed. In the 40 AGeV data taken in 1999, an enhancement is again found; a preliminary analysis gives the even larger value of $4.5\pm1.2(statist.)$. The results are compared to theoretical model calculations based on $\pi^{+}\pi^{-}$ annihilation with a modified $\rho$-propagator.Comment: To appear in the proceedings of International Europhysics Conference on High-Energy Physics (HEP 2001), Budapest, Hungary, 12-18 Jul 200

Jets as a Probe of Dense Matter at RHIC

Jet quenching in the matter created in high energy nucleus-nucleus collisions provides a tomographic tool to probe the medium properties. Recent experimental results on jet production at the Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider (RHIC) are reviewed. Jet properties in p+p and d+Au collisions have been measured, establishing the baseline for studying jet modification in heavy-ion collisions. Current progress on detailed studies of high transverse momentum production in Au+Au collisions is discussed, with an emphasis on dihadron correlation measurements.Comment: 8 pages, 9 figures. Plenary talk given at 17th International Conference on Ultra Relativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions (Quark Matter 2004), Oakland, California, 11-17 Jan 2004. Submitted to J.Phys.

SigmaFlow as a Tool for Studying Wind Comfort in Urban Environment

Интенсивный рост современных городов приводит к строительству жилых микрорайонов с плотным расположением зданий различной высотности. Подобные архитектурные решения способствуют непредсказуемому изменению аэрационного режима территории, который может вызывать ухудшение экологической обстановки города, а также формирование дискомфортных условий в зоне пребывания человека. Для изучения механизмов формирования данных условий и прогнозирования ветрового режима используется микромасштабная модель атмосферы города, реализованная в программе «SigmaFlow». В работе представлены результаты верификации численной модели с экспериментальными данными на двух тестовых задачах обтекания модельных элементов городской застройки. Полученные результаты расчетов демонстрируют достаточно хорошее совпадение с экспериментальными данными. Кроме этого, был выполнен анализ формирования ветровых условий в реальном жилом микрорайоне. Получены характерные структуры течения при обтекании зданий, а также выявлены места формирования дискомфортных и опасных зон для пребывания человекаThe intensive growth of modern cities leads to the construction of residential microdistricts with a dense arrangement of buildings of various heights. Such architectural solutions contribute to an unpredictable change in the aeration regime of the territory, which can lead to a deterioration in the ecological situation of the city, as well as to the formation of uncomfortable conditions in the area of human presence. To study the mechanisms of formation of these conditions and forecasting of the wind regime, a microscale model of the atmosphere of the city, implemented in the SigmaFlow program, is used. The paper presents the results of verification of a numerical model with experimental data on two test problems of flow around model elements of urban development. The obtained calculation results demonstrate a fairly good agreement with the experimental data. In addition, an analysis was made of the formation of wind conditions in a real residential area. Characteristic flow structures were obtained when flowing around buildings, and places of formation of uncomfortable and dangerous zones for human stay were identifie

Multi-messenger searches via IceCube’s high-energy neutrinos and gravitational-wave detections of LIGO/Virgo

We summarize initial results for high-energy neutrino counterpart searches coinciding with gravitational-wave events in LIGO/Virgo\u27s GWTC-2 catalog using IceCube\u27s neutrino triggers. We did not find any statistically significant high-energy neutrino counterpart and derived upper limits on the time-integrated neutrino emission on Earth as well as the isotropic equivalent energy emitted in high-energy neutrinos for each event

Measuring the Neutrino Cross Section Using 8 years of Upgoing Muon Neutrinos Observed with IceCube

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory detects neutrinos at energies orders of magnitude higher than those available to current accelerators. Above 40 TeV, neutrinos traveling through the Earth will be absorbed as they interact via charged current interactions with nuclei, creating a deficit of Earth-crossing neutrinos detected at IceCube. The previous published results showed the cross section to be consistent with Standard Model predictions for 1 year of IceCube data. We present a new analysis that uses 8 years of IceCube data to fit the ν$_{μ}$ absorption in the Earth, with statistics an order of magnitude better than previous analyses, and with an improved treatment of systematic uncertainties. It will measure the cross section in three energy bins that span the range 1 TeV to 100 PeV. We will present Monte Carlo studies that demonstrate its sensitivity