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Probing the QCD Critical Point with Higher Moments of Net-proton Multiplicity Distributions
Higher moments of event-by-event net-proton multiplicity distributions are
applied to search for the QCD critical point in the heavy ion collisions. It
has been demonstrated that higher moments as well as moment products are
sensitive to the correlation length and directly connected to the thermodynamic
susceptibilities computed in the Lattice QCD and Hadron Resonance Gas (HRG)
model. In this paper, we will present measurements for kurtosis (),
skewness () and variance () of net-proton multiplicity
distributions at the mid-rapidity () and GeV/ for
Au+Au collisions at =19.6, 39, 62.4, 130 and 200 GeV, Cu+Cu
collisions at =22.4, 62.4 and 200 GeV, d+Au collisions at
=200 GeV and p+p collisions at =62.4 and 200 GeV.
The moment products and of net-proton
distributions, which are related to volume independent baryon number
susceptibility ratio, are compared to the Lattice QCD and HRG model
calculations. The and of net-proton
distributions are consistent with Lattice QCD and HRG model calculations at
high energy, which support the thermalization of the colliding system.
Deviations of and for the Au+Au collisions at
low energies from HRG model calculations are also observed.Comment: 10 pages, 8 figures, Proceedings of 27th Winter Workshon on Nuclear
Dynamics. Feb. 6-13 (2011
Ultraviolet/X-ray variability and the extended X-ray emission of the radio-loud broad absorption line quasar PG 1004+130
We present the results of recent Chandra, XMM-Newton, and Hubble Space
Telescope observations of the radio-loud (RL), broad absorption line (BAL)
quasar PG 1004+130. We compare our new observations to archival X-ray and UV
data, creating the most comprehensive, high signal-to-noise, multi-epoch,
spectral monitoring campaign of a RL BAL quasar to date. We probe for
variability of the X-ray absorption, the UV BAL, and the X-ray jet, on
month-year timescales. The X-ray absorber has a low column density of
cm when it is assumed to be fully
covering the X-ray emitting region, and its properties do not vary
significantly between the 4 observations. This suggests the observed absorption
is not related to the typical "shielding gas" commonly invoked in BAL quasar
models, but is likely due to material further from the central black hole. In
contrast, the CIV BAL shows strong variability. The equivalent width (EW) in
2014 is EW=11.240.56 \AA, showing a fractional increase of =1.160.11 from the 2003 observation, 3183 days earlier
in the rest-frame. This places PG 1004+130 among the most highly variable BAL
quasars. By combining Chandra observations we create an exposure 2.5 times
deeper than studied previously, with which to investigate the nature of the
X-ray jet and extended diffuse X-ray emission. An X-ray knot, likely with a
synchrotron origin, is detected in the radio jet ~8 arcsec (30 kpc) from the
central X-ray source with a spatial extent of ~4 arcsec (15 kpc). No similar
X-ray counterpart to the counterjet is detected. Asymmetric, non-thermal
diffuse X-ray emission, likely due to inverse Compton scattering of Cosmic
Microwave Background photons, is also detected.Comment: 15 pages, 7 figures, 3 tables. Accepted for publication in Ap
Discussion on Event Horizon and Quantum Ergosphere of Evaporating Black Holes in a Tunnelling Framework
In this paper, with the Parikh-Wilczek tunnelling framework the positions of
the event horizon of the Vaidya black hole and the Vaidya-Bonner black hole are
calculated respectively. We find that the event horizon and the apparent
horizon of these two black holes correspond respectively to the two turning
points of the Hawking radiation tunnelling barrier. That is, the quantum
ergosphere coincides with the tunnelling barrier. Our calculation also implies
that the Hawking radiation comes from the apparent horizon.Comment: 8 page
Leading-Order Actions of Goldstino Fields
This paper starts with a self-contained discussion of the so-called
Akulov-Volkov action S_AV, which is traditionally taken to be the leading-order
action of Goldstino field. Explicit expressions for S_AV and its chiral version
S_AV^ch are presented. We then turn to the issue on how these actions are
related to the leading-order action S_NL proposed in the newly proposed
constrained superfield formalism. We show that S_NL may yield S_AV/S_AV^ch or a
totally different action S_KS, depending on how the auxiliary field in the
former is integrated out. However, S_KS and S_AV/S_AV^ch always yield the same
S-matrix elements, as one would have expected from general considerations in
quantum field theory.Comment: Minor changes, version to appear in European Physical Journal
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