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Charmonium in Medium: From Correlators to Experiment
We set up a framework in which in-medium charmonium properties are
constrained by thermal lattice QCD and subsequently implemented into a thermal
rate equation enabling the comparison with experimental data in heavy-ion
collisions. Specifically, we evaluate phenomenological consequences for
charmonium production originating from two different scenarios in which either
the free or the internal energy are identified with the in-medium 2-body
potential between charm and anti-charm quarks. These two scenarios represent
"melting temperatures" of approximately 1.25\, ("weak binding")
and 2\, ("strong binding"), respectively. Within current uncertainties in
dissociation rates and charm-quark momentum spectra, both scenarios can
reproduce the centrality dependence of inclusive yields in nuclear
collisions at SPS and RHIC reasonably well. However, the "strong-binding"
scenario associated the the internal energy as the potential tends to better
reproduce current data on transverse momentum spectra at both SPS and RHIC.Comment: 18 pages, 30 figure
Theory and Phenomenology of Heavy Flavor at RHIC
We review the problem of heavy-quark diffusion in the Quark-Gluon Plasma and
its ramifications for heavy-quark spectra in heavy-ion collisions at RHIC. In
particular, we attempt to reconcile underlying mechanisms of several seemingly
different approaches that have been put forward to explain the large
suppression and elliptic flow of non-photonic electron spectra. We also
emphasize the importance of a quantitative description of the bulk medium
evolution to extract reliable values for the heavy-quark diffusion coefficient.Comment: 8 pages latex, including 10 eps figures; plenary talk at SQM08,
Beijing (China), Oct. 06-10, 200
Medium Effects in rho-Meson Photoproduction
We compute dilepton invariant mass spectra from the decays of rho mesons
produced by photon reactions off nuclei. Our calculations employ a realistic
model for the rho photoproduction amplitude on the nucleon which provides fair
agreement with measured cross sections. Medium effects are implemented via an
earlier constructed rho propagator based on hadronic many-body theory. At
incoming photon energies of 1.5 -3 GeV as used by the CLAS experiment at JLAB,
the average density probed for iron targets is estimated at about half
saturation density. At the pertinent rho-meson 3-momenta the predicted medium
effects on the rho propagator are rather moderate. The resulting dilepton
spectra approximately agree with recent CLAS data.Comment: One numerical error corrected, conclusions unchange
In-Medium Modifications of Scalar Charm Mesons in Nuclear Matter
Employing QCD sum rules the in-medium modifications of scalar charm mesons in
a cold nuclear matter environment are estimated. The mass splitting of
D*-D*-bar is quantified.Comment: Talk given at QCD 10, Montpelier, France, 27.06.-05.07.201
Legal medical consideration of alzheimer’s disease patients’ dysgraphia and cognitive dysfunction: a 6 month follow up
Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the ability of Alzheimer’s disease
(AD) patients to express intentions and desires, and their decision-making capacity. This study
examines the findings from a 6-month follow-up of our previous results in which 30 patients
participated.
Materials and methods: The patient’s cognition was examined by conducting the tests of 14
questions and letter-writing ability over a period of 19 days, and it was repeated after 6 months.
The difference between these two cognitive measures (PQ1 before–PQ2 before), tested previously
and later the writing test, was designated DΔ before. The test was repeated after 6 months,
and PQ1 after–PQ2 after was designated DΔ after.
Results: Several markedly strong relationships between dysgraphia and other measures of
cognitive performance in AD patients were observed. The most aged patients (over 86 years),
despite less frequency, maintain the cognitive capacity manifested in the graphic expressions.
A document, written by an AD patient presents an honest expression of the patient’s intention
if that document is legible, clear, and comprehensive.
Conclusion: The identification of impairment/deficits in writing and cognition during different
phases of AD may facilitate the understanding of disease progression and identify the occasions
during which the patient may be considered sufficiently lucid to make decisions.
Keywords: cognition, intentions, unfit to plead, consen
Medium Modifications of Charm and Charmonium in High-Energy Heavy-Ion Collisions
The production of charmonia in heavy-ion collisions is investigated within a
kinetic theory framework simultaneously accounting for dissociation and
regeneration processes in both quark-gluon plasma (QGP) and hadron-gas phases
of the reaction. In-medium modifications of open-charm states (c-quarks,
D-mesons) and the survival of J/psi mesons in the QGP are included as inferred
from lattice QCD. Pertinent consequences on equilibrium charmonium abundances
are evaluated and found to be especially relevant to explain the measured
centrality dependence of the psi'/psi ratio at SPS. Predictions for recent
In-In experiments, as well as comparisons to current Au-Au data from RHIC, are
provided.Comment: 4 Latex pages including 4 eps figures and IOP style files. Talk given
at the 17th International Conference on Ultra-Relativistic Nucleus-Nucleus
Collisions, Quark Matter 2004, Oakland, CA USA, 11-17 Jan 2004. To appear in
J. Phys.
Theory and Phenomenology of Vector Mesons in Medium
Electromagnetic probes promise to be direct messengers of (spectral
properties of) hot and dense matter formed in heavy-ion collisions, even at
soft momentum transfers essential for characterizing possible phase
transitions. We examine how far we have progressed toward this goal by
highlighting recent developments, and trying to establish connections between
lattice QCD, effective hadronic models and phenomenology of dilepton
production.Comment: 8 pages latex incl. 12 ps/eps files; invited plenary talk at Quark
Matter 2006 conference, Shanghai (China), Nov. 14-20, 200
Interpretation of Recent SPS Dilepton Data
We summarize our current theoretical understanding of in-medium properties of
the electromagnetic current correlator in view of recent dimuon data from the
NA60 experiment in In(158 AGeV)-In collisions at the CERN-SPS. We discuss the
sensitivity of the results to space-time evolution models for the hot and dense
partonic and hadronic medium created in relativistic heavy-ion collisions and
the contributions from different sources to the dilepton-excess spectra.Comment: To appear in the proceedings of the 19th International Conference on
Ultra-Relativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions (Quark Matter 2006) v2:
references added, minor typos correcte
Dileptons in High-Energy Heavy-Ion Collisions
The current status of our understanding of dilepton production in
ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions is discussed with special emphasis on
signals from the (approach towards) chirally restored and deconfined phases. In
particular, recent results of the CERN-SPS low-energy runs are compared to
model predictions and interpreted. Prospects for RHIC experiments are given.Comment: Invited talk at ICPAQGP, Jaipur, India, Nov. 26-30, 2001; 1 Latex and
9 eps-/ps-files Reoprt No.: SUNY-NTG-02-0
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