Collective expansion and hadronization in high energy heavy ion collision experiments

An overview of research status of soft physics in high energy heavy-ion collision experiments and recent experimental results are presented.     

Correlations and fluctuations in high energy heavy ion collision experiments

An overview of research status of soft physics in high energy heavy-ion collision experiments and recent experimental results are presented. The experimental status on fluctuations and correlations has been reviewed and the outlook for research status of soft physics in LHC/ALICE has been introduced in this paper.     

Collision geometry and particle production in high energy heavy ion collision experiments

An overview of research status of soft physics in high energy heavy-ion collision experiments and recent experimental results are presented. This paper includes four parts: 1) Theoretical predictions of quark-gluon plasma and introduction for high energy heavy ion collision experiments. 2) Experimental status on collision     

Correlations and fluctuations in high energy heavy ion collision experiments

An overview of research status of soft physics in high energy heavy-ion collision experiments and recent experimental results are presented.The experimental status on fluctuations and correlations has been reviewed and the outlook for research status of soft physics in LHC/ALICE has been introduced in this paper.     

Collision geometry and particle production in high energy heavy ion collision experiments

An overview of research status of soft physics in high energy heavy-ion collision experiments and recent experimental results are presented.This paper includes four parts:1)Theoretical predictions of quarkgluon plasma and introduction for high energy heavy ion collision experiments.2)Experimental status on collision geometry.3)Experimental status on particle production.4)Conclusion and outlook for research status of soft physics in LHC/ALICE.     

高能重离子碰撞实验中的软物理研究现状

高能重离子碰撞实验中的软物理研究能够帮助我们清楚认识系统的集体演化过程,并且有助于理解碰撞产生的热密系统的性质。本文介绍了高能重离子碰撞实验中软物理的研究现状及其新近取得的实验成果,包括七部分内容:1)高能重离子碰撞简介;2)碰撞几何方面的研究现状;3)粒子产生方面的研究现状;4)关联与起伏方面的研究现状;5)集体膨胀方面的研究现状;6)强子化方面的研究现状;7)LHC/ALICE实验上的软物理预期。最后,本文对高能重离子碰撞实验中的软物理研究现状进行总结。     

Calculation of energy density in the colour tube model of relativistic heavy ion collisions

The energy density produced in a relativistic heavy ion collision is calculated within the framework of the colour tube model. The chromoelectric field generated in the collision produces quark-antiquark pairs. The motion of these particles is described by Boltzmann equation. The interaction between the quarks and antiquarks is approximated by introducing a relaxation time.     

Photon production in relativistic heavy ion collisions with equilibrium and non-equilibrium QGP

We consider the production sources of prompt and thermal photons which include the contribution of gluons in relativistic heavy ion collisions. Considering in our calculation the shadowing and iso-spin effects of the nucleus we can properly estimate the prompt photon production. We develop a new thermal jet-photon conversion mechanism which plays a vital role in the low transverse momentum region. The effect of the non-equilibrium quark-gluon plasma enhances the contribution of thermal photons.     

Photon production in relativistic heavy ion collisions with equilibrium and non-equilibrium QGP

We consider the production sources of prompt and thermal photons which include the contribution of gluons in relativistic heavy ion collisions. Considering in our calculation the shadowing and iso-spin effects of the nucleus we can properly estimate the prompt photon production. We develop a new thermal jet-photon conversion mechanism which plays a vital role in the low transverse momentum region. The effect of the non-equilibrium quark-gluon plasma enhances the contribution of thermal photons.     

Large transverse momentum dilepton Production in heavy ion collisions with two-photon processes

The cold component of large transverse momentum dilepton production via semi-coherent two-photon interaction is calculated.The cold contribution is essential to the dilepton spectra in the soft region for different mass bins.The results are compared with the PHENIX experimental data at RHIC,and we find that the modification of semi-coherent two-photon processes is more evident with the rising dilepton mass bins.     

Large transverse momentum dilepton production in heavy ion collisions with two-photon processes

The cold component of large transverse momentum dilepton production via semi-coherent two-photon interaction is calculated. The cold contribution is essential to the dilepton spectra in the soft region for different mass bins. The results are compared with the PHENIX experimental data at RHIC, and we find that the modification of semi-coherent two-photon processes is more evident with the rising dilepton mass bins.     

Off-Shell Propagat ion in a Quark-Gluon Plasma

The off-shell propagation in a quark-gluon plasma is estimated from a quantum transport model beyond the quasi-particle approach. While our ansatz is crude concerning the properties of real quarks and gluons, it nevertheless takes very serious the basic principles of quantum field theory for non-equilibrium states.     

Process in high energy heavy ion acceleration

A review of processes that occur in high energy heavy ion acceleration by synchrotrons and colliders and that are essential for the accelerator performance is presented. Interactions of ions with the residual gas molecules/atoms and with stripping foils that deliberately intercept the ion trajectories are described in details. These interactions limit both the beam intensity and the beam quality. The processes of electron loss and capture lie at the root of heavy ion charge exchange injection. The review pays special attention to the ion induced vacuum pressure instability which is one of the main factors limiting the beam intensity. The intrabeam scattering phenomena which restricts the average luminosity of ion colliders is discussed. Some processes in nuclear interactions of ultra-relativistic heavy ions that could be dangerous for the performance of ion colliders are represented in the last chapter. The text was submitted by the author in English.     

Initial energy density distribution in high energy heavy ion reactions

the distribution of energy density for nucleus-nucleus reactions at 200 GeV/nucleon is calculated using the gluon-gluon interaction model. Agreement with data which use the Bjorken approximation as input is good and the initial longitudinal extension of the central fireball turns out to be approximately 2 fm.     

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.     

Bulk-viscosity-driven freeze-out in heavy ion collision

We give a review on the HBT puzzle, and argue that its resolution requires the introduction of new physics close to the phase transition scale. We argue that a candidate for this new physics is bulk viscosity, recently postulated to peak, and even diverge, close to the phase transition temperature. We show that such a viscosity peak can force the system created in heavy ion collisions to become unstable, and filament into fragments whose size is weakly dependent on the global size of the system, thereby triggering freeze-out.     

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.