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Signals of the QCD Critical Point in Hydrodynamic Evolutions
The presence of a critical point in the QCD phase diagram can deform the
trajectories describing the evolution of the expanding fireball in the QCD
phase diagram. The deformation of the hydrodynamic trajectories will change the
transverse velocity dependence of the proton-antiproton ratio when the fireball
passes in the vicinity of the critical point. An unusual transverse velocity
dependence of the anti-proton/proton ratio in a narrow beam energy window would
thus signal the presence of the critical point.Comment: 4 pages, 6 figures, 21st International Conference on
Ultra-Relativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions (QM2009) 30 Mar - 4 Apr 2009,
Knoxville, Tennesse
Elliptic flow of resonances at RHIC: probing final state interactions and the structure of resonances
We propose the measurement of the elliptic flow of hadron resonances at the
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider as a tool to probe the amount of hadronic final
state interactions for resonances at intermediate and large transverse momenta.
This can be achieved by looking at systematic deviations of the measured flow
coefficient from the scaling law given by the quark recombination
formalism. Our method can be generalized to explore the structure of exotic
particles, such as the recently found pentaquark .Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures; v2: accepted version for publication in Physical
Review C rapid communication
Possible Resolutions of the D-Paradox
We propose possible ways of explaining the net charge event-by-event
fluctuations in Au+Au collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider within
a quark recombination model. We discuss various methods of estimating the
number of quarks at recombination and their implications for the predicted net
charge fluctuations. We also discuss the possibility of diquark and
quark-antiquark clustering above the deconfinement temperature.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figure
Transverse Velocity Dependence of the Proton-Antiproton Ratio as a Signature of the QCD Critical Endpoint
The presence of a critical point in the QCD phase diagram can deform the
trajectories describing the evolution of the expanding fireball in the
phase diagram. If the average emission time of hadrons is a function
of transverse velocity, as microscopic simulations of the hadronic freeze-out
dynamics suggest, the deformation of the hydrodynamic trajectories will change
the transverse velocity () dependence of the proton-antiproton
ratio when the fireball passes in the vicinity of the critical point. An
unusual -dependence of the ratio in a narrow beam
energy window would thus signal the presence of the critical point.Comment: Final version accepted for publicatio
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