Deuteron fragmentationd+p→p+p+n at 9 GeV/c

Gamma-ray energy correlations have been measured for several reactions leading to light-mass Hf isotopes with 160 ?A?166. The correlation spectra show ridge-valley structures up to high rotational frequencies from which a drop in J _c ⁽²⁾ is deduced at high frequencies. This drop suggests that a large portion of the angular momentum is generated by aligning particles. It may also be explained by the theoretically predicted triaxial states with large deformation.     

K − and\bar p Production in Au + Pb Collisions at 11.5 A GeV/cProduction in Au + Pb Collisions at 11.5 A GeV/c

I will present the first results from the E864 collaboration on the production of negative kaons and antiprotons in 10% central 11.5 A GeV/c Au+Pb nucleus collisions at the Brookhaven AGS. E864 is a high rate, open geometry spectrometer, capable of measuring particle production in a range of rapidities and transverse momenta at a single setting of the spectrometer magnets. The results are derived from the analysis of over 20 million central interactions collected in the Fall 1994 run. I will report onK ^? production in a rapidity range from 1.9<y<2.2 (y _cm=1.6) and 25<pT<150 MeV/c, and $\bar p$ production from 1.2<y<2.2 and 50<pT<400 MeV/c. A comparison with previously published results from E878 is presented and the implications for $\bar \Lambda $ production are discussed.     

The p + p → π+ + d reaction close to threshold at COSY

Differential and total cross sections of the p + p → π⁺ + d reaction close to threshold were measured employing a magnetic spectrograph with track reconstruction, a very thin liquid hydrogen target and an accelerated proton beam with high phase space density. The data resolve a previous discrepancy between the n + p → π⁰ + d and the π⁺ + d → 2p reaction close to threshold indicating that isospin symmetry may be broken in the s-wave part of the cross section.     

Eccentricity and elliptic flow at fixed centrality in Au+Au collisions at √<SPAN style=

In this paper, elliptic flow is studied at fixed centrality in Au+Au collision at √s_NN=200 GeV in the AMPT model. It is observed that with the participant increasing, elliptic flow has an increase or a decrease at different fixed impact parameter, but it does not have a trivial fluctuation. It is analyzed that the initial space anisotropy dominates the participant dependence of elliptic flow in near-central collisions(b=5 fm) and mid-central collisions(b=8 fm), while the interaction between particles can mainly answer for the behavior of elliptic flow with participant in peripheral collisions (b=12 fm). To distinguish the pure geometrical effect, elliptic flow scaled by initial eccentricity is studied. It is found that the ratio v₂/ε increases with participant and reaches a saturation when the participant is large enough, indicating that the collision system may reach the local equilibrium.     

A study ofK + p elastic scattering and reactionK + p→K + pπ+π− at 70 GeV/c

Results are presented onK ⁺ p elastic scattering and on the reactionK ⁺ p→K ⁺ pπ⁺π^? at 70 GeV/c. For the elastic channel, we measured the total ((2.29±0.04)mb) and differentialdσ/dt cross sections. The reactionK ⁺ p→K ⁺ pπ⁺π^? has a total cross section of (470±23) μb and is shown to be dominated by diffractive dissociation processes. The contributions of the quasi-two-body channels $$K^ + p \to K*^0 (890)\Delta ^{ + + } (1,236)$$ and $$K^ + p \to K*^0 (1,430)\Delta ^{ + + } (1,236)$$ and of the Double-Pomeron Exchange (DPE) processes are estimated.     

Centrality dependences of the pseudorapidity distributions of charged particles in Au+Au collisions at RHIC energies

By employing the Glauber model, we give the centrality dependences of the numbers of participants and binary nucleon-nucleon collisions in nucleus-nucleus collisions. By taking into account the energy loss of the participants in their multiple collisions, we then present the pseudorapidity distributions of charged particles in nucleus-nucleus collisions as a function of beam energy and impact parameter. Finally, we analyze the centrality dependence of the pseudorapidity of the charged particles in Au＋Au collisions at energies from √SNN=19.6 to 200 GeV. The theoretical results are in good agreement with the experimental observations of the RHIC-PHOBOS collaboration.     

Pseudorapidity distribution of multiplicity in Au+Au collisions at √sNN=200GeV

Using the Glauber model, we discuss the number of binary nucleon-nucleon collisions in heavy-ion collisions. Based on the latter, after considering the effect of energy loss of the nucleons in multiple collisions, we derive the pseudorapidity distribution of the multiplicity as a function of the impact parameter in nucleus-nucleus collisions. Using this, we analyze the experimental measurements carried out by the BRAHMS Collaboration in Au+Au collisions at √s_NN=200GeV. The results are in good agreement with the experimental observations.     

Initial state effects on J/ψ production at RHIC energy: from d+Au to Au+Au

We present a calculation of the cold nuclear matter effect on inclusive production of J/ψ in d+A and A+A collisions in the framework of the gluon saturation/CGC approach. Our model is based on the observation that the leading production mechanism involves odd number of inelastic interactions with the nuclei. Our numerical calculations are in good agreement with the experimental data in the case of d+Au collisions. However, in Au+Au collisions the cold nuclear matter effect is not suffcient to describe the data.     

On the reactions p + p↦p + Λ + K+ and p + p↦p + Σ0 + K+ near thresholds

The cross-sections for the reactions of the strange production p + p ↦ p + Λ + K⁺ and p + p ↦ p + Σ⁰ + K⁺ near thresholds of the final states pΛK⁺ and pΣ⁰K⁺ are calculated in the effective Lagrangian approach. Our approach is based on the dominant contribution of the one-pion exchange and strong interaction of the colliding protons in the initial state. The theoretical values of the cross-sections agree reasonably well with the experimental data. The polarization properties of the Λ- and Σ⁰-hyperons are discussed.     

Charged particle fluctuation in Au+Au collision

In this paper,we present the centrality,transverse momentum region and rapidity window size dependence of charged particle fluctuation from Relativistic Quantum Molecular Dynamics （RQMD） model.D Q,Γ Q and Φ Q all depend on the rapidity windows we chosen.ν ＋-,dyn is a promising observable in experiments,it weakly depends on the acceptance.The beam energy dependence of ν ＋-,dyn has been studied to present baseline prediction for net charge fluctuations in experiments.     

Forward-backward multiplicity correlations in σ+ p,K + p andpp collisions at 250 GeV/c

Forward-backward multiplicity correlations in σ⁺,K ⁺ p andpp collisions at 250 GeV/c ( \(\sqrt s \) =22 GeV) are given for all charges and for the different charge combinations. The correlations are found to be caused predominantly by centrally produced particles. It is demonstrated that this result is an agreement with observations at the ISR and the CERNp \(\bar p\) -Collider. The results are compared to expectations from LUND, DPM and FRITIOF Monte Carlo models and a geometrical picture relating correlations in hadron-hadron collisions toe ⁺ e ^? data in terms of impact parameters is tested.     

Strange and non-strange baryon production in π+ p andK + p interactions at 250 GeV/c

We present data on the production of the baryons Λ, \(\bar \Lambda \) ,p and of the baryon resonances Σ^*+ (1385) and Δ⁺⁺ (1232) inK ⁺ p and π⁺ p interactions at 250 GeV/c. Results are given on total and semi-inclusive cross sections, Feynman-x spectra, transverse momentum distributions and Λ polarization. The data are compared with measurements at lower energies, with deep inclastic lepton nucleon data and with predictions of quark-parton models. The models underestimate Λ production in the central c.m. region, a feature also seen in recent heavy-ion data. This failure can be cured in JETSET 6.3 by adjustment of the di-quark break-up probability.     

Higher order bose-einstein correlations in π+p and K+p collisions at 250 GeV/c

Bose-Einstein correlations up to fourth order are presented at $\sqrt s = 22GeV$ . Genuine third-order correlations are observed. The experimental data are compared with predictions from a quantum statistical approach of radiation from a partially coherent source and with the FRITIOF model.     

Measurements of higher order flow harmonics in Au+Au collisions at √s(NN)=200 GeV

Flow coefficients ν(n) for n=2, 3, 4, characterizing the anisotropic collective flow in Au+Au collisions at √s(NN)=200 GeV, are measured relative to event planes Ψ(n), determined at large rapidity. We report ν(n) as a function of transverse momentum and collision centrality, and study the correlations among the event planes of different order n. The ν(n) are well described by hydrodynamic models which employ a Glauber Monte Carlo initial state geometry with fluctuations, providing additional constraining power on the interplay between initial conditions and the effects of viscosity as the system evolves. This new constraint can serve to improve the precision of the extracted shear viscosity to entropy density ratio η/s.     

Partonic interactions and two particle transverse momentum correlations in Au + Au collisions at √sNN=130GeV

Partonic effects on two-particle transverse momentum correlations are studied for Au+Au collisions at \sqrt{s_{_{\rm NN}}}=130GeV in the Monte Carlo model, AMPT. This study demonstrates that in these collisions partonic interactions contribute significantly to the correlations. Additionally, model calculations are compared with data of the two-particle transverse momentum correlations measured by the STAR Collaboration at RHIC, and it is found that AMPT with string melting can well reproduce the measured centrality dependence of the two-particle transverse momentum correlations in Au+Au collisions at \sqrt{s_{_{\rm NN}}}=130GeV.     

Partonic effect on anisotropic flows of Ω baryon for Au+Au at 62.4 and 200 GeV/c

The elliptic flow v₂ and the fourth order anisotropic flow v₄ of (Ω+Ω̄) have been studied in the framework a parton–hadronic transport model, namely a multi-phase transport (AMPT) model, for ¹⁹⁷Au+¹⁹⁷Au collisions at = 200 GeV and 62.4 GeV. The transverse momentum (p_T) and the transverse kinetic energy (m_T-m₀) dependence of v₂ and v₄ are presented. The calculation in the AMPT model seems consistent with the STAR data. The results show that the v₂ of (Ω+Ω̄) in 200 GeV obeys the constituent quark number scaling that has been observed for other mesons and baryons. Comparison of (Ω+Ω̄) elliptic flow v₂ in the default version of AMPT, the melting version of AMPT and the RQMD model calculation, shows that the parton cascade process is important to reproduce the sizeable v₂, and the string melting AMPT model preferably reproduces (Ω+Ω̄) elliptic flow v₂ in ¹⁹⁷Au+¹⁹⁷Au collisions at = 200 GeV. The v₂ of (Ω+Ω̄) in the 62.4 and 200 GeV collisions seem similar, and the p_T dependence of (Ω+Ω̄) baryons’ v₄ in 62.4 GeV and 200 GeV looks also similar in the string melting AMPT model, which indicates that a similar partonic matter phase has been reached in both energies.     

On polarization of strange baryons in reactions p + p↦p + Λ0 + K+ and p + p↦p + Σ0 + K+ near thresholds

Polarization properties of strange baryons produced in pp reactions, p + p↦p + Λ⁰ + K⁺ and p + p↦p + Σ⁰ + K⁺, near thresholds of the final states pΛ⁰K⁺ and pΣ⁰K⁺ are analysed relative to polarizations of colliding protons. The cross-sections for pp reactions are calculated within the effective Lagrangian approach accounting for strong pp rescattering in the initial state of colliding protons with a dominant contribution of the one-pion exchange and strong final-state interaction of daughter hadrons (Eur. Phys. J. A 9, 425 (2000)). Received: 22 October 2001 / Accepted: 14 November 2001     

A study of double pomeron exchange inπ + p andK + p interactions at 250 GeV/c

Using the ARGUS detector at thee ⁺ e ^– storage ring DORIS II at DESY, we have measured the inclusive production ofD ⁰,D ⁺ andD ^*(2010)⁺ mesons inB decays and in nonresonante ⁺ e ^– annihilation around 10.6 GeV. The inclusive branching ratios forB decays toD ⁰,D ⁺ andD ^*+ mesons are found to be (52.2±8.2±3.5)%, (27.2±6.3±3.5)% and (34.8±6.0±3.5)% respectively. Thus,D ⁰ andD ⁺ production account for about 70% of the charm produced inB decays, neglectingbu contributions to the total width. The production cross sections and momentum spectra for continuume ⁺ e ^– annihilation are also presented.Supported by the German Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie, under contract number 054DO51P     

Hard scattering and jets: from pp collisions in the 1970’s to Au + Au collisions at RHIC

Hard scattering in pp collisions, discovered at the CERN ISR in 1972 by the method of leading particles, proved that the partons of Deeply Inelastic Scattering strongly interacted with each other. Further ISR measurements utilizing inclusive single or pairs of hadrons established that high particles are produced from states with two roughly back-to-back jets which are the result of scattering of constituents of the nucleons as described by Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), which was developed during the course of these measurements. These techniques, which are the only practical method to study hard-scattering and jet phenomena in Au + Au central collisions at RHIC energies, are reviewed, with application to present RHIC measurements.Arrival of the final proofs: 28 April 2005Research supported by U.S. Department of Energy, DE-AC02-98CH10886.     

J/ψ suppression vs centrality at forward and mid-rapidity in Au+Au collisions at RHIC in colour screening mechanism

We extend our previous formalism [Phys. Lett. B 656 45 (2007)] on J/ψ suppression at midrapidity using the colour screening framework. Our formalism is more general as the complete rapidity, transverse momentum and centrality dependence including J/ψ suppression at forward as well as mid-rapidity can be computed directly from it. We have assumed that QGP fluid is expanding obeying Bjorken’s boost invariant scaling law and bag model EOS is used. Sequential melting of χ _c (1P) as well as ψ′ (2S) higher resonances is incorporated. We find that our model shows a reasonable agreement with the mid and forward rapidity data. Furthermore, we observe a larger suppression at forward rapidity in our model which is again well supported by the PHENIX data.