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High hadrons in Au+Au collisions at RHIC
High pT hadrons produced in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions at RHIC
probe nuclear matter at extreme conditions of high energy density. Experimental
measurements in Au+Au collisions at \sqrtsNN=130, 200 GeV establish the
existence of strong medium effects on hadron production well into the
perturbative regime.Comment: 4 pages, Talk given at 32nd International Symposium on Multiparticle
Dynamics (ISMD 2002), Alushta, Ukraine, 7-13 Sep 200
Overview of results from the STAR experiment at RHIC
The Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider (RHIC) provides Au+Au collisions at
energies up to \sqrtsNN=200 GeV. STAR experiment was designed and constructed
to investigate the behavior of strongly interacting matter at high energy
density. An overview of some of the recent results from the STAR collaboration
is given.Comment: Invited talk at International Conference "I. Ya. Pomeranchuk and
physics at the turn of centuries" (January 24-28, 2003, Moscow
Elliptic flow contribution to two-particle correlations at different orientations to the reaction plane
Collective anisotropic particle flow, a general phenomenon present in
relativistic heavy-ion collisions, can be separated from direct
particle-particle correlations of different physics origin by virtue of its
specific azimuthal pattern. We provide expressions for flow-induced
two-particle azimuthal correlations, if one of the particles is detected under
fixed directions with respect to the reaction plane. We consider an ideal case
when the reaction plane angle is exactly known, as well as present the general
expressions in case of finite event-plane resolution. We foresee applications
for the study of generic two-particle correlations at large transverse momentum
originating from jet fragmentation.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, to be published as Rapid Communications in
Phys.Rev.C Re-submit paper to with small improvements in text for better
understanding, some minor changes in notation, and correcting one formula
where a summation was forgotten. One new reference, one reference to
conference report removed since full paper was already reference
Temperature independent diffuse scattering and elastic lattice deformations in relaxor PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3
The results of diffuse neutron scattering experiment on PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3 single
crystal above the Burns temperature are reported. It is shown that the high
temperature elastic diffuse component is highly anisotropic in low-symmetry
Brillouin zones and this anisotropy can be described using Huang scattering
formalism assuming that the scattering originates from mesoscopic lattice
deformations due to elastic defects. The qualitative agreement between this
model and the experimental data is achieved with simple isotropic defects. It
is demonstrated that weak satellite maxima near the Bragg reflections can be
interpreted as the finite resolution effect.Comment: 7 pages, 7 figure
Direct Photons at RHIC
The PHENIX experiment has measured direct photons in
GeV Au+Au collisions and p+p collisions. The fraction of photons due to direct
production in Au+Au collisions is shown as a function of and centrality.
This measurement is compared with expectation from pQCD calculations. Other
possible sources of direct photons are discussed.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figures, presented at Hot Quarks 2004, Taos, N
Particle Ratios, Equilibration, and the QCD Phase Boundary
We discuss the status of thermal model descriptions of particle ratios in
central nucleus-nucleus collisions at ultra-relativistic energy. An alternative
to the
``Cleymans-Redlich'' interpretation of the freeze-out trajectory is given in
terms of the total baryon density. Emphasis is placed on the relation between
the chemical equilibration parameters and the QCD phase boundary. Furthermore,
we trace the essential difference between thermal model analyses of data from
collisions between elementary particles and from heavy ion collisions as due to
a transition from local strangeness conservation to percolation of strangeness
over large volumes, as occurs naturally in a deconfined medium.
We also discuss predictions of the thermal model for composite particle
production.Comment: Contribution to SQM2001 Conference, submitted to J. Phys.
Large Angle Hadron Correlations from Medium-Induced Gluon Radiation
Final state medium-induced gluon radiation in ultradense nuclear matter is
examined and shown to favor large angle emission when compared to vacuum
bremsstrahlung due to the suppression of collinear gluons. Perturbative
expression for the contribution of its hadronic fragments to the back-to-back
particle correlations is derived. It is found that in the limit of large jet
energy loss gluon radiation determines the yield and angular distribution of |
Delta phi | > Pi/2 di-hadrons to transverse momenta pT2 of the associated
particles. Clear transition from enhancement to suppression of the away-side
hadron correlations is established at moderate pT2 and its experimentally
accessible features are predicted versus the trigger particle momentum pT1.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures. Figures 1 and 2 and some of the text revised.
Footnote added. As published in Phys. Lett.
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