Impact parameter and beam energy dependence for azimuthal asymmetry of direct photons and free protons in intermediate energy heavy-ion collisions

Hard photon emitted from energetic heavy ion collisions is of very interesting since it does not experience the late-stage nuclear interaction, therefore it is useful to explore the early-stage information of matter phase. In this work, we have calculated the impact parameter and beam energy dependence for azimuthal asymmetry, characterized by directed transverse flow parameter F and elliptic asymmetry coeffcient v2, of direct photons and the corresponding free protons in intermediate energy heavy-ion collisions. It is further shown the anti-correlated azimuthal asymmetry between direct photons and free protons.     

Simulation of energy scan of pion interferometry in central Au+Au collisions at relativistic energies

We present a systematic analysis of two-pion interferometry for the central Au+Au collisions at √s_NN=3, 5, 7, 11, 17, 27, 39, 62, 130 and 200 GeV/c with the help of a multiphase transport (AMPT) model. Emission source-size radius parameters R_long, R_out, R_side and the chaotic parameter λ are extracted and compared with the experimental data. Transverse momentum and azimuthal angle dependencies of the HBT radii are also discussed for central Au+Au collisions at 200 GeV/c. The results show that the HBT radii in central collisions do not change much above 7 GeV/c. For central collisions at 200 GeV/c, the radii decrease with the increasing of transverse momentum p_T but are not sensitive to the azimuthal angle. These results provide a theoretical reference for the energy scan program of the RHIC-STAR experiment.     

Azimuthal correlations between directed and elliptic flow in heavy ion collisions

A method for investigating the azimuthal correlations between directed and elliptic flow in heavy ion collisions is described. The transverse anisotropy of particle emission at AGS energies is investigated within the RQMD model. It is found that the azimuthal correlations between directed and elliptic flow are sensitive to the incident energy and impact parameter. The fluctuations in the     

π-J/ψ correlation and elliptic flow parameter v2 of charmed mesons at RHIC energy

We study the correlation between the trigger π and the associated J/ψ on near and away sides in Au+Au collisions at √s_NN=200 GeV. In the region of trigger momentum p_t>4 GeV/c, the π spectrum is composed of thermal-shower and shower-shower recombinations in the frame work of the recombination model. We consider the azimuthal anisotropy in the quenched hard parton distribution and then calculate the elliptic flow parameter v₂ of charmed mesons (J/ψ, D⁰ and D_s) for different centralities.     

Spatial anisotropy: a method to study anisotropic flow in heavy ion collisions

We introduce a method to study anisotropic flow parameter v_n as a collective probe to Quark Gluon Plasma in relativistic heavy ion collisions. The emphasis is put on the use of the Fourier expansion of initial spatial azimuthal distributions of participant nucleons in the overlapped region. The coefficients ε_n of Fourier expansion are called the spatial anisotropy parameter for the n-th harmonic. We propose that collective dynamics can be studied by v_n/ε_n. In this paper, we will discuss in particular the second (n=2) and the fourth (n=4) harmonics.     

在RHIC-PHENIX中sNN=200GeV Au+Au碰撞中直接光子的椭圆流测量

Azimuthal anisotropy of direct photon is measured in s_NN=200GeV Au+Au collisions at RHIC-PHENIX. Direct photon is one of the most effective probes to study properties of hot dence medium at initial state (also QGP state) of heavy ion collisions because photons almost do not interact strongly with any other particles caused by its long mean free path and they keep their conditions when they are created. Within statistical and systematic errors, the elliptic flow parameter (v₂) of direct photon is consistent with zero. Direct photon v₂ is estimated by hadron decay photon contamination are subtracted from inclusive photon v₂ in intermediate to high transverse momentum (p_T) region (0 to 10GeV/c) for 3 centrality selections (20% steps) and minimum bias.     

高能核-核碰撞中直接光子各向异性的数值模拟研(英文)

通过计算给出了在LHC能区非对心核 核碰撞中由椭圆流ν₂ 表示的高横动量直接光子的方位角不对称性。该高横动量光子是由喷注与热密介质相互作用而辐射出来的。光子椭圆流与强子椭圆流ν₂ 相差π/2的相位, 是直接光子椭圆流中负值的来源。同时, 计算表明LHC能区直接光子ν₂随粒子横动量p_T的变化趋势与RHIC上的实验结果一致, 但LHC能区较RHIC能区有更低的直接光子流ν₂ 值, 且ν₂ 值由负到正对应的转换p_T值更高。这表明在LHC能区喷注淬火效应更为明显, 表面发射的直接光子对光子椭圆流的贡献份额增强。The azimuthal anisotropy of high p_T direct photons is investigated by using the coefficient of elliptic flow ν₂ in non-central nucleus-nucleus collision at LHC energies. These photons come from radiation induced by the interaction between jet and hot/dense medium. The azimuthal anisotropy of high p_T direct photons is investigated by using the coefficient of elliptic flow ν₂ in non-central nucleus-nucleus collision at LHC energies. These photons come There is π/2 difference between direct photons and hadrons for the azimuthal elliptic flow ν₂. Such photons are the main source of the negative part of ν₂ for direct photons. The dependence of the direct photon ν₂ on the transverse momentum p_T at LHC energy is found to be consistent with the experimental results at RHIC energy. Furthermore, we find that the value of the direct photon ν₂ at LHC energy is smaller than that at RHIC energy. The value of the transverse momentum at which the direct photon ν₂ changes from negative value to positive at LHC is higher than that at RHIC. It’sfound the enhanced jet quenching effect and enhanced contribution for the elliptic flow ν₂ of the direct photons emitted from surface at LHC energy.     

在RHIC-PHENIX中(s_(NN))~(1/2)=200GeV Au Au碰撞中直接光子的椭圆流测量(英文)

Azimuthal anisotropy of direct photon is measured in S_(NN)~(1/2)=200GeV Au Au collisions at RHIC- PHENIX.Direct photon is one of the most effective probes to study properties of hot dence medium at initial state(also QGP state)of heavy ion collisions because photons almost do not interact strongly with any other particles caused by its long mean free path and they keep their conditions when they axe created.Within statistical and systematic errors,the elliptic flow parameter(v_2)of direct photon is consistent with zero. Direct photon v_2 is estimated by hadron decay photon contamination are subtracted from inclusive photon v_2 in intermediate to high transverse momentum(p_T)region(0 to 10GeV/c)for 3 centrality selections(20% steps)and minimum bias.     

Cold nuclear matter effects on J/ψ production in d-Au collisions

The medium modifications of J/ψ production in d-Au collisions at √s_NN=200 GeV are studied in the Glauber model. By means of the c.m. energy loss parameter per collision studied in Drell-Yan process, taking account of the inhomogeneous shadowing effect, we find that the initial-state energy loss effect can be ignored in d-Au collisions at mid-rapidity. Then, the final-state J/ψ absorption effect is also considered and the theoretical results are in good agreement with the recent experimental data given by PHENIX. Finally, the experimental results of J/ψ production in d-Pb collisions are also predicted at RHIC and LHC energies respectively.     

放射性束引起的重离子碰撞中敏感于对称能的几个观测量

利用同位旋与动量相关的强子输运模型，我们研究了放射性束引起的中能重离子碰撞中几个观测量的对称能效应。我们发现自由核子发射的非对称度的快度分布，中快度中－质比的横动量分布，的动能分布，以及同位旋相分化（fractionation）的时间演化都敏感于对称能。     

Observation of strong azimuthal asymmetry between slow and fast particles from high energy nuclear collisions

Evidence is presented for the strong azimuthal asymmetry between slow and fast fragments in nuclear collisions in the energy interval of 0.4 to 1 GeV per nucleon. The asymmetry gets stronger when incident energy and impact parameter decrease. The results on theA dependence of the azimuthal asymmetry are also presented.     

Quantum confinement in an asymmetric double‐well potential through energy analysis and information entropic measure

Localization of a particle in the wells of an asymmetric double‐well (DW) potential is investigated here. Information entropy‐based uncertainty measures, such as Shannon entropy, Fisher information, Onicescu energy, etc., and phase‐space area, are utilized to explain the contrasting effect of localization‐delocalization and role of asymmetric term in such two‐well potentials. In asymmetric situation, two wells behaves like two different potentials. A general rule has been proposed for arrangement of quasi‐degenerate pairs, in terms of asymmetry parameter. Further, it enables to describe the distribution of particle in either of the deeper or shallow wells in various energy states. One finds that, all states eventually get localized to the deeper well, provided the asymmetry parameter attains certain threshold value. This generalization produces symmetric DW as a natural consequence of asymmetric DW. Eigenfunctions, eigenvalues are obtained by means of a simple, accurate variation‐induced exact diagonalization method. In brief, information measures and phase‐space analysis can provide valuable insight toward the understanding of such potentials.     

一种特殊的非对称量子阱中的电光效应

运用密度矩阵方法推导出了特殊非对称量子阱中电光系数的解析表达式,并以典型的GaAs/AlGaAs非对称量子阱为例进行了数字计算.计算结果表明,量子阱的非对称性随着参数a的增大而增强,随着参数V₀的增大而减小.电光系数的最大值也随着参数a的增大而增大,随着参数V₀的增大而减小,表明电光系数将随着量子阱非对称性的增大而增大.在取不同的参数a和不同的参数V₀时,电光系数和入射光子能量的关系分别被绘制成曲线图.在图中分别有三个不同的峰,而且系统的非对称性越大,峰值就越大.随着量子阱非对称性的增大,曲线中的峰向能量低的方向移动.另外,在这种量子阱中得到了比较大的电光系数,大约在10^-6m/V量级.随着近来纳米制作技术的进步,使得在实验上制作这种特殊非对称量子阱并得到较好的非线性材料成为可能.     

Azimuthal asymmetry of direct photons in intermediate energy heavy-ion collisions

Hard photon emitted from energetic heavy ion collisions is of very interesting since it does not experience the late-stage nuclear interaction, therefore it is useful to explore the early-stage information of matter phase. In this work, we have presented a first calculation of azimuthal asymmetry, characterized by directed transverse flow parameter F   and elliptic asymmetry coefficient v₂$v_2$, for proton–neutron bremsstrahlung hard photons in intermediate energy heavy-ion collisions. The positive F   and negative v₂$v_2$ of direct photons are illustrated and they seem to be anti-correlated to the corresponding free proton's flow.     

Probing the high density behavior of the nuclear symmetry energy with high energy heavy-ion collisions

High energy heavy-ion collisions are proposed as a novel means to constrain stringently the high density (HD) behavior of nuclear symmetry energy. Within an isospin-dependent hadronic transport model, it is shown for the first time that the isospin asymmetry of the HD nuclear matter formed in high energy heavy-ion collisions is uniquely determined by the HD behavior of the nuclear symmetry energy. Experimental signatures in two sensitive probes, i.e., pi(-) to pi(+) ratio and neutron-proton differential collective flow, are also investigated.     

Liquid-drop description of the nuclear excitation energy

An extended Fermi-gas model is presented to describe volume, surface and asymmetry contributions to the nuclear excitation energy. The potential part of the nuclear energy is treated within Brueckner's energy-density formalism; appropriate corrections due to surface and asymmetry effects are included. An excited nucleus is interpreted as a metastable superheated liquid. The excitation energy as a function of the temperature is given by a sum of volume, surface and asymmetry terms. The corresponding level-density formula is in reasonable agreement with experimental values for a suitable choice of the nuclear incompressibility modulus. It is shown that the surface contribution is appreciable.     

Azimuthal asymmetry of jet production as a signal of parton energy losses in semicentral heavy-ion collisions

The question is investigated of whether an azimuthal asymmetry in the hadron-jet spectra can arise because of rescattering and energy losses of partons produced via hard processes in a dense quark-gluon matter formed in the region of the initial nuclear overlap in collisions characterized by a nonzero value of the impact parameter. Methods are discussed for determining the reaction-plane angle in ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions with the aid of the flux of semihard particles.     

Intra- and intergroup azimuthal correlations of particles in the interaction of gold nuclei with silver and bromine nuclei of track emulsions at the projectile energy of 10.6 GeV per nucleon

Inter- and intragroup azimuthal correlations of target and projectile fragments and of shower particles in the interactions between gold nuclei of energy 10.6 GeV per nucleon and silver and bromine nuclei of a track emulsion are studied at intermediate values of the impact parameter. The asymmetry index β′₁ and the collinearity index β′₂ of groups’ asymmetry vectors are used to study azimuthal correlations between two and three groups of particles. The interplay of effects of intra- and intergroup azimuthal particle correlations is investigated.