Decay Process σ→ππ and Chiral Phase Transition

The decay process σ→ππ at high temperature and density and its relation with chiral phase transition are discussed in the framework of the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model.The decay rate for the process σ→ππ is calculated in the whole temperature and density region.The contribution of the final state pion statistics to the decay rate is discussed.The maximum decay rate at different chemical potentials is computed.Finally,we investigate the relation between the starting point of the decay process and the critical point of the first-order chiral phase transition.     

Charged-particle multiplicity at mid-rapidity in Au-Au collisions at relativistic heavy-ion collider

The particle density at mid-rapidity is an essential global variable for the characterization of nuclear collisions at ultra-relativistic energies. It provides information about the initial conditions and energy density reached in these collisions. The pseudorapidity densities of charged particles at mid-rapidity in AuAu collisions at √^s _NN = 130 and 200 GeV at RHIC (relativistic heavy ion collider) have been measured with the PHENIX detector. The measurements were performed using sets of wire-chambers with pad readout in the two central PHENIX tracking arms. Each arm covers one quarter of the azimuth in the pseudorapidity interval |η| < 035. Data is presented and compared with results from proton-proton collisions and nucleus-nucleus collisions at lower energies. Extrapolations to LHC energies are discussed.     

Searching for quark matter with dileptons and photons: From SPS to relativistic heavy-ion collider

The heavy-ion programme at the CERN SPS, which started back in ’86, has produced a wealth of very interesting and intriguing results in the quest for the quark-gluon plasma. The highlights of the programme on dilepton and direct photon measurements are reviewed emphasizing the most recent results obtained in Pb-Pb collisions at 158 A GeV. Prospects from RHIC are discussed.     

Collective flow in relativistic heavy-ion collisions

A brief introduction is given to the field of collective flow, currently being investigated experimentally at the Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider, Brookhaven National Laboratory. It is followed by an outline of the work that I have been doing in this field, in collaboration with Nicolas Borghini and Jean-Yves Ollitrault.     

用各向异性流v2和v4测试超相对论性重离子碰撞的动力学描述

We present various predictions for the anisotropic collective flow of particles in heavy-ion collisions, in particular scaling laws of the second and fourthharmonics v₂ and v₄, derived within ideal fluid dynamics. We also discuss qualitatively the deviation from the ideal behaviour expected in an out-of-equilibrium scenario.     

相对论重离子碰撞中部分相干源的相干因子

给出了两种统计系综下相对论重离子碰撞中部分相干源的相干因子的表达式     

Gluon saturation and net-proton spectra in relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions

By means of the AKK08 fragmentation function, the net-proton transverse momentum (pT) spectra in A+A collisions are studied with two phenomenological models based on the Color Glass Condensate formalism. After a x2 analysis of the experimental data from BRAHMS, the normalization constant C is extracted at RHIC energies of √SNN =62.4 and 200 GeV, and the theoretical results of the net-proton pT spectra at selected rapidities are also given. It is shown that the theoretical results are in good agreement with the experimental data. Finally, assuming the constant C should have an exponent dependence of √SNN, we also predict the theoretical results of net-proton pT spectra at LHC energies of √SNN = 2.76, 3.94, and 5.52 TeV.     

Evidence of self-affine multiplicity fluctuation of target residues in 84Kr-AgBr interactions at 1.7 AGeV

Self-afline multiplicity scaling is investigated in the framework of a two-dimensional factorial mo-ment methodology using the concept of the Hurst exponent (H). Analyzing the experimental data of target evaporated fragments emitted in84Kr-AgBr interactions at 1.7 AGeV revealed that the best power law behav-ior is exhibited for H = 0.3 indicating a self-affine multiplicity fluctuation pattern. A signal of multifractality is also observed from knowledge of the anomalous fractal dimension dq extracted from the intermittency exponent aq of the anisotropic phase space scenario.     

Relativistic Hypernuclei: Old Problems and New Prospects

The first experiments with relativistic hypernuclei (Bowen; Khorozov and Lukstins) were done many years ago. They demonstrated not only that such extremely difficult experiments are manageable but also their great advantage, a possibility of observing and studying independently the production and weak decay of hypernuclei: the points of the production and decay of relativistic hypernuclei are separated by tens of centimeters instead of some microns in classical experiments. At the same time these first experiments revealed a huge problem with selection of the proper trigger.Recently we proposed to explore a unique feature of the ⁹Be nucleus: after removing a neutron from its ground state several groups of alpha-particles appear from different excited states of a residual nucleus ⁸Be. Detection of the correlated pair of -particles produced in a vacuum volume at a distance of some 40 cm from target is an unambiguous signal of nonmesonic decay of hypernucleus ¹⁰ Be(++n+n) or ¹⁰ Be(++n+p). In this particular case it is possible to take exclusive decay rates (on different excited states of ⁸Be^*). This open a way for a phenomenological analysis of matrix elements of the four-baryon weak interaction.The experiment is approved for new accelerator Nuclotron at JINR, Dubna.     

Multiplicities of forward-backward particles in16O-emulsion interactions at 4.5 AGeV/c

An exclusive study of the characteristics of interactions accompanied by backward emission (θlab≥ 90°) of shower and grey particles in collisions of a 4.5 AGeV/c 16O beam with emulsion nuclei is carried out. The experimental multiplicity distributions of different particles emitted in the forward (θlab<90°) and backward hemispheres due to the interactions with the two emulsion components (CNO, AgBr) are presented and analyzed. The correlations between the different emitted particles are also investigated. The results indicate that there are signatures for a collective mechanism, which plays a role in the production of particles in the backward hemisphere. Hence, the backward multiplicity distribution of the emitted shower and grey particles at 4.5 AGeV/c incident momentum can be represented by a decay exponential law formula independent of the projectile size. The exponent of the power was found to increase with decreasing target size. The experimental data favor the idea that the backward particles were emitted due to the decay of the system in the latter stages of the reactions.     

在同质异位素碰撞中通过双平面方法寻找手征磁效应

在相对论重离子碰撞中寻找手征磁效应(CME)有助于人们理解强相互作用中的CP对称性破缺和量子色动力学(QCD)真空的拓扑性质。基于CME的背景和信号相对于旁观者平面和参与者平面有不同的相关性,实验上提出了一种双平面方法提取CME信号。利用具有不同强度CME的多相输运模型,在质心碰撞能量为200 GeV的同质异位素碰撞中重新探讨双平面方法,发现相对于两个不同平面的CME信号和背景效应的比值系数是不同的,这与目前实验测量中的假设不一致。这种差异来自于相对于旁观者和参与者平面的CME的退关联,它源于末态的相互作用。本工作的研究表明,目前的实验测量可能高估了在相对论性重离子碰撞中观测到的末态CME信号的比例。