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Jets in 200 GeV p+p and d+Au collisions from the STAR experiment at RHIC
Full jet reconstruction in heavy-ion collisions is a promising tool for the
quantitative study of properties of the dense medium produced at RHIC.
Measurements of d+Au collisions are important to disentangle initial state
nuclear effects from medium-induced kT broadening and jet quenching. Study of
jet production and properties in d+Au in combination with similar studies in
p+p is an important baseline measurement needed to better understand heavy-ion
results. We present mid-rapidity inclusive jet pT spectra and di-jet
correlations (kT) in 200 GeV p+p and d+Au collisions from the 2007-2008 RHIC
run. We discuss the methods used to correct the data for detector effects and
for background in d+Au collisions.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures. To appear in Hot Quarks 2010 conference
proceeding
Overview on jet results from STAR
Full jet reconstruction allows access to the parton kinematics over a large
energy domain and can be used to constrain the mechanisms of energy loss in
heavy-ion collisions. Such measurements are challenging at RHIC, due to the
high-multiplicity environments created in heavy-ion collisions. In these
proceedings, we report an overview of the results on full jet reconstruction
obtained by the STAR experiment. Jet measurements in 200 GeV p+p show that jets
are calibrated pQCD probes and provide a baseline for jet measurements in Au+Au
collisions. Inclusive differential jet production cross sections and ratios are
reported for central 200 GeV Au+Au collisions and compared to p+p. We also
present measurements of fully reconstructed di-jets at mid-rapidity, and
compare spectra and fragmentation functions in p+p and central Au+Au
collisions.Comment: Proceedings for the 26th WWND conferenc
Low-energy cross section of the 7Be(p,g)8B solar fusion reaction from Coulomb dissociation of 8B
Final results from an exclusive measurement of the Coulomb breakup of 8B into
7Be+p at 254 A MeV are reported. Energy-differential Coulomb-breakup cross
sections are analyzed using a potential model of 8B and first-order
perturbation theory. The deduced astrophysical S_17 factors are in good
agreement with the most recent direct 7Be(p,gamma)8B measurements and follow
closely the energy dependence predicted by the cluster-model description of 8B
by Descouvemont. We extract a zero-energy S_17 factor of 20.6 +- 0.8 (stat) +-
1.2 (syst) eV b.Comment: 14 pages including 16 figures, LaTeX, accepted for publication in
Physical Review C. Minor changes in text and layou
Reconstructed Jets at RHIC
To precisely measure jets over a large background such as pile up in high
luminosity p+p collisions at LHC, a new generation of jet reconstruction
algorithms is developed. These algorithms are also applicable to reconstruct
jets in the heavy ion environment where large event multiplicities are
produced. Energy loss in the medium created in heavy ion collisions are already
observed indirectly via inclusive hadron distributions and di-hadron
correlations. Jets can be used to study this energy loss in detail with reduced
biases. We review the latest results on jet-medium interactions as seen in A+A
collisions at RHIC, focusing on the recent progress on jet reconstruction in
heavy ion collisions.Comment: Proceedings for the 26th Winter Workshop on Nuclear Dynamic
Solution Structures of the Acyl Carrier Protein Domain from the Highly Reducing Type I Iterative Polyketide Synthase CalE8
Biosynthesis of the enediyne natural product calicheamicins γ1I in Micromonospora echinospora ssp. calichensis is initiated by the iterative polyketide synthase (PKS) CalE8. Recent studies showed that CalE8 produces highly conjugated polyenes as potential biosynthetic intermediates and thus belongs to a family of highly-reducing (HR) type I iterative PKSs. We have determined the NMR structure of the ACP domain (meACP) of CalE8, which represents the first structure of a HR type I iterative PKS ACP domain. Featured by a distinct hydrophobic patch and a glutamate-residue rich acidic patch, meACP adopts a twisted three-helix bundle structure rather than the canonical four-helix bundle structure. The so-called ‘recognition helix’ (α2) of meACP is less negatively charged than the typical type II ACPs. Although loop-2 exhibits greater conformational mobility than other regions of the protein with a missing short helix that can be observed in most ACPs, two bulky non-polar residues (Met992, Phe996) from loop-2 packed against the hydrophobic protein core seem to restrict large movement of the loop and impede the opening of the hydrophobic pocket for sequestering the acyl chains. NMR studies of the hydroxybutyryl- and octanoyl-meACP confirm that meACP is unable to sequester the hydrophobic chains in a well-defined central cavity. Instead, meACP seems to interact with the octanoyl tail through a distinct hydrophobic patch without involving large conformational change of loop-2. NMR titration study of the interaction between meACP and the cognate thioesterase partner CalE7 further suggests that their interaction is likely through the binding of CalE7 to the meACP-tethered polyene moiety rather than direct specific protein-protein interaction
The High-Acceptance Dielectron Spectrometer HADES
HADES is a versatile magnetic spectrometer aimed at studying dielectron
production in pion, proton and heavy-ion induced collisions. Its main features
include a ring imaging gas Cherenkov detector for electron-hadron
discrimination, a tracking system consisting of a set of 6 superconducting
coils producing a toroidal field and drift chambers and a multiplicity and
electron trigger array for additional electron-hadron discrimination and event
characterization. A two-stage trigger system enhances events containing
electrons. The physics program is focused on the investigation of hadron
properties in nuclei and in the hot and dense hadronic matter. The detector
system is characterized by an 85% azimuthal coverage over a polar angle
interval from 18 to 85 degree, a single electron efficiency of 50% and a vector
meson mass resolution of 2.5%. Identification of pions, kaons and protons is
achieved combining time-of-flight and energy loss measurements over a large
momentum range. This paper describes the main features and the performance of
the detector system
RHIC physics overview
The results from data taken during the last several years at the Relativistic
Heavy-Ion Collider (RHIC) will be reviewed in the paper. Several selected
topics that further our understanding of constituent quark scaling, jet
quenching and color screening effect of heavy quarkonia in the hot dense medium
will be presented. Detector upgrades will further probe the properties of Quark
Gluon Plasma. Future measurements with upgraded detectors will be presented.
The discovery perspectives from future measurements will also be discussed.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figures, invited review article, published by Frontier of
Physics in Chin
An Experimental Exploration of the QCD Phase Diagram: The Search for the Critical Point and the Onset of De-confinement
The QCD phase diagram lies at the heart of what the RHIC Physics Program is
all about. While RHIC has been operating very successfully at or close to its
maximum energy for almost a decade, it has become clear that this collider can
also be operated at lower energies down to 5 GeV without extensive upgrades. An
exploration of the full region of beam energies available at the RHIC facility
is imperative. The STAR detector, due to its large uniform acceptance and
excellent particle identification capabilities, is uniquely positioned to carry
out this program in depth and detail. The first exploratory beam energy scan
(BES) run at RHIC took place in 2010 (Run 10), since several STAR upgrades,
most importantly a full barrel Time of Flight detector, are now completed which
add new capabilities important for the interesting physics at BES energies. In
this document we discuss current proposed measurements, with estimations of the
accuracy of the measurements given an assumed event count at each beam energy.Comment: 59 pages, 78 figure
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